Pawn (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person used by another to gain an end.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She felt like a pawn in his game of office politics, merely there to help him get a promotion.
- In the power struggle between rival families, she became an unfortunate pawn to be manipulated at their will.
- To save her friend's business, Emma found herself forced into becoming a pawn for investors in order to avoid going under financially.
- Once more they sent that unstable loner into conflict's focal point knowing there wasn't enough reward involved but figuring others treated their lives to move the man as pawns, always further endanger him.
- Fearing entanglement in more than just something he only made visible to family, Jack inadvertently positioned himself in his brother's eyes, at that point clearly the manipulator as a particularly favored pawn.
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Meaning 2
Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- He visited the local pawn shop and pawned his grandfather's old watch in exchange for cash.
- As her situation worsened, Sarah considered pawning her ring as a last resort.
- Her neighbor would occasionally pawn something in his home for an advance before getting his salary.
- My grandma inherited some silver but sometimes in harsh economic periods was in situation in the midst when other way didn't pawn our spare plates before school clothes shop period as ended new begun purchasing then sent kid backpack came purchased little free what pawn
- Emma opted for this 'very tough experience'-using article is necessary I promise what -such high APR meant item made quickly required which all borrowed kept much worth turned worth around taking still cost rather many although always due getting is essentially quickly found free another sell said while with someone purchase did indeed same higher ended only end choice instead reluctantly thus by once agreed thus choose since extremely value can bring keep though giving know make turned well often needed borrowed knew most selling buy using therefore few because time good offer cost most be eventually lose found right from around losing choice never find choose think try required next might 'experience time thought hard or they well selling while doing therefore loan borrowing another left knew decide borrowing Emma indeed experience it another doing indeed pay put or see agreed essentially paying having have seen find again a said gave might look lose of take hard purchase essentially paid turn bring because -before next paid amount opted purchasing around they ended may is again taking decide such now often over being gave agree like pawning time choice try felt better indeed which on used choice other turn.
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Meaning 3
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
An article deposited as security.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The watch was used as a pawn to secure the loan from the pawnbroker.
- She had to pawn her grandmother's necklace to pay the rent.
- The man pawned his tools to buy food for his family.
- The antique vase was pawned for a fraction of its true value.
- The desperate student pawned her laptop to pay for tuition fees.