pawn


Definition: Meaning of, pawn in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɔːn /

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Singular Plural
pawn pawns
[countable]
  1. one of the eight smallest and least valuable pieces which each player has in the game of CHESS
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  2. someone who is used by a more powerful person or group and has no control of the situation
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pawn pawned pawned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pawning pawns
[transitive]
  1. to leave something valuable with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them
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pawn used in phrases

  • pawn ticket (noun)
    1. a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security
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pawn used in phrasal verbs

  • pawn off (phrasal verb)
    1. to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you do not want, especially something of low quality
  • pawn off as (phrasal verb)
    1. to pretend that someone or something is a person or thing that they are not in order to trick someone else
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