- to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.
- to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one's life.
- the state of being deposited or held as security, especially with or by a pawnbroker: jewels in pawn.
- something given or deposited as security, as for money borrowed.
- a person serving as security; hostage.
- the act of pawning.
- one of eight men of one color and of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally.
- someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes.
- to deposit (an article) as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker
- to stake
- an article deposited as security
- the condition of being so deposited (esp in the phrase in pawn)
- a person or thing that is held as a security, esp a hostage
- the act of pawning
- 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
- a person, group, etc, manipulated by another
