ENGLISH: pawn - CREOLE: plannen



Overview of noun pawn



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")

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