PAWN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
   Hypernyms(s) pawn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • borrowing (what does borrowing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pawn (what does pawn mean?)
   • soak (what does soak mean?)
   • hock (what does hock mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (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
   Hypernyms(s) pawn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chessman (what does chessman mean?)
   • chess piece (what does chess piece mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a person used by another to gain an end
   Synonym(s)
   • cat’s-paw (what does cat’s-paw mean?)
   • instrument (what does instrument mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pawn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assistant (what does assistant mean?)
   • helper (what does helper mean?)
   • help (what does help mean?)
   • supporter (what does supporter mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an article deposited as security
   Hypernyms(s) pawn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pledge (what does pledge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pawn (what does pawn mean?)
   • soak (what does soak mean?)
   • hock (what does hock mean?)

PAWN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • leave as a guarantee in return for money
   Synonym(s)
   • hock (what does hock mean?)
   • soak (what does soak mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pawn your grandfather’’s gold watch
   Hypernyms(s) pawn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consign (what does consign mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hock (what does hock mean?)
   • pawn (what does pawn mean?)
   • pawn (what does pawn mean?)