Pawn Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Pawn

Meaning 1 : leave as a guarantee in return for money

    Example : pawn your grandfather's gold watch

    Synonyms : hock,  soak
Meaning 2 : a person used by another to gain an end

    Synonyms : cat's-paw,  instrument
Meaning 3 : an article deposited as security

Meaning 4 : borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

Meaning 5 : (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

How to Pronounce Pawn

  • pɔn


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