- pawn - an article deposited as security
--1 is a kind of pledge
Derived form: verb pawn1 - instrument, pawn, cat's-paw - a person used by another to gain an end
--2 is a kind of assistant, helper, help, supporter
- 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
--3 is a kind of chessman, chess piece
- pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
--4 is a kind of borrowing
Derived form: verb pawn1 - pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan