pawn
English Thesaurus
1. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | borrowing, |
| definition | : | obtaining funds from a lender (noun.act) |
2. (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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | chess piece, chessman, |
| definition | : | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | chess, chess game, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king (noun.act) |
3. a person used by another to gain an end (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | assistant, help, helper, supporter, |
| definition | : | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (noun.person) |
4. an article deposited as security (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | pledge, |
| definition | : | a deposit of personal property as security for a debt (noun.possession) |
5. leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | charge, consign, |
| definition | : | give over to another for care or safekeeping (verb.possession) |
| domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
6. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act)
7. leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pawn, |
| definition | : | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hock, hock-joint, |
| definition | : | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | pawn, |
| definition | : | an article deposited as security (noun.possession) |
8. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act)
9. leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pawn, |
| definition | : | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hock, hock-joint, |
| definition | : | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | pawn, |
| definition | : | an article deposited as security (noun.possession) |
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