The noun pawn has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pawn -- (an article deposited as security)
2. instrument, pawn, cat's-paw -- (a person used by another to gain an end)
3. 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)
4. pawn -- (borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan)
Overview of verb pawn
The verb pawn has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pawn, soak, hock -- (leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch")