pawn

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (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

  3. 3

    a person used by another to gain an end

  4. 4

    an article deposited as security

verb

  1. 1

    leave as a guarantee in return for money

    pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Synonyms

Also useful for “pawn”:Unscrambler