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pawn 1
(pôn)n.
1. Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.
2. The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan: jewels in pawn.
3. A person serving as security; a hostage.
4. The act of pawning.
tr.v. pawned, pawn·ing, pawns
Phrasal Verb: 1. To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.
2. To risk; hazard: pawn one's honor.
pawn off
To dispose or get rid of deceptively: tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond.
[Middle English paun, from Old French pan, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German pfant.]
pawn′a·ble adj.
pawn′age n.
pawn′er (pô′nər), paw′nor′ (-nôr′) n.
pawn 2
(pôn)n.
1. Abbr. P Games A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move, and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank.
2. A person or an entity used to further the purposes of another: an underdeveloped nation that was a pawn in international politics.
[Middle English, from Old French pedon, paon, from Medieval Latin pedō, pedōn-, foot soldier, from Late Latin, one who has broad, splayed feet, from Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
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pawn
(pɔːn)vb (tr)
1. (Banking & Finance) to deposit (an article) as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker
2. to stake: to pawn one's honour.
n
3. (Banking & Finance) an article deposited as security
4. (Banking & Finance) the condition of being so deposited (esp in the phrase in pawn)
5. a person or thing that is held as a security, esp a hostage
6. (Banking & Finance) the act of pawning
[C15: from Old French pan security, from Latin pannus cloth, apparently because clothing was often left as a surety; compare Middle Flemish paen pawn, German Pfand pledge]
ˈpawnage n
pawn
(pɔːn)n
1. (Chess & Draughts) a chessman of the lowest theoretical value, limited to forward moves of one square at a time with the option of two squares on its initial move: it captures with a diagonal move only. Abbreviation: P Compare piece12
2. a person, group, etc, manipulated by another
[C14: from Anglo-Norman poun, from Old French pehon, from Medieval Latin pedō infantryman, from Latin pēs foot]
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pawn1
(pɔn)v.t.
1. to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker.
2. to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one's life.
n. 3. the state of being pawned: jewels in pawn.
4. something that is pawned.
5. a person serving as security; hostage.
6. the act of pawning.
[1490–1500; < Middle French pan; Old French pan(d), pant, appar. < West Germanic; compare Old Frisian pand, Old Saxon, Middle Dutch pant, German Pfand]
pawn′a•ble, adj.
pawn•er (ˈpɔ nər) paw′nor (-nər, -nɔr) n.
pawn2
(pɔn)n.
1. one of eight chess pieces of one color and of the lowest value, usu. moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally.
2. someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes.
[1325–75; Middle English poun < Anglo-French; Middle French poon, paon, earlier pe(h)on literally, walker; see peon1]
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pawn
Past participle: pawned
Gerund: pawning
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| Noun | 1. | pawn - an article deposited as security pledge - a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge" |
| 2. | pawn - a person used by another to gain an end | |
| 3. | pawn - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | |
| 4. | pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan borrowing - obtaining funds from a lender | |
| Verb | 1. | pawn - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
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pawn
1verb hock (informal, chiefly U.S.), pop (Brit. informal), stake, mortgage, deposit, pledge, hazard, wager He pawned his wedding ring.
pawn
2noun tool, instrument, toy, creature, puppet, dupe, stooge (slang), plaything, cat's-paw He is being used as a political pawn by the President.
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pawn 1
nounverb
To give or deposit as a pawn:
Slang: hock.
pawn 2
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pawn
1 [pɔːn] N (Chess) → peón m (fig) → instrumento mthey simply used me as a pawn → se aprovecharon de mí como mero instrumento
he was just a pawn in their game → era sólo un títere en sus manos
pawn
2 [pɔːn]A. N to be in pawn → estar en prenda, estar empeñado
the country is in pawn to foreigners → el país está empeñado a extranjeros
to leave or put sth in pawn → dejar algo en prenda, empeñar algo
the country is in pawn to foreigners → el país está empeñado a extranjeros
to leave or put sth in pawn → dejar algo en prenda, empeñar algo
B. VT → empeñar
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pawn
(poːn) verb to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back). I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.empeñar
noun1. in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank. peón
2. a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc. She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.marioneta, títere
ˈpawnbroker noun a person who lends money in exchange for pawned articles. prestamista
ˈpawnshop noun a pawnbroker's place of business. casa de empeños, monte de piedad
in pawn having been pawned. His watch is in pawn. en prenda
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