Overview of noun pawn

The noun pawn has 4 senses

• pawn -- (an article deposited as security)


• instrument, pawn, cat's-paw -- (a person used by another to gain an end)


• 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)


• pawn -- (borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan)

Overview of verb pawn

The verb pawn has 1 sense

• pawn, soak, hock -- (leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch")