pawn

verbnoun /pɔn/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 11

Definitions

verb

leave as a guarantee in return for money

“pawn your grandfather's gold watch”

noun

a person used by another to gain an end

noun

an article deposited as security

noun

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

noun

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

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