Definisjon av pawn på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
		borrowing the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
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 piece, chessman any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
pawn - an article deposited as security
		pledge a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
pawn - a person used by another to gain an end
		instrument, cat's-paw
Verb
pawn - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
		soak, hock
		consign, charge give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
		commercialism, mercantilism, commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests

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Substantiv
pawn - The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.
pawn - Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end, usually not the end that individual would prefer.
pawn - The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
pawn - An instance of pawning something.
pawn - An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
pawn - A pawn shop, pawnbroker.
Verb
pawn - To render one's opponent a mere pawn, especially in a real-time strategy games.
pawn - To pledge; to stake or wager.
pawn - To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit something at a pawn shop.