pawn /ˈpɔn, ˈpɑn/
典當,抵押物,人質,(象棋)兵(vt.)當掉,以…擔保
Pawn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawned p. pr. & vb. n. Pawning.]
1. To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.
Syn: -- hock [colloq].
And pawned the last remaining piece of plate. --Dryden.
2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.
Pawning his honor to obtain his lust. --Shak.
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Pawn n. See Pan, the masticatory.
Pawn, n. Chess A man or piece of the lowest rank.
Pawn, n.
1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without use [=\i. e., interest].\= --Bacon.
2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. [R.]
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown. --Shak.
As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness. --Donne.
3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic]
My life I never held but as a pawn
To wage against thy enemies. --Shak.
In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. “Sweet wife, my honor is at pawn.” --Shak.
Pawn shop, a shop where a pawnbroker does business.
Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged.
pawn
n 1: an article deposited as security
2: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: instrument,
cat's-paw]
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
4: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment
of the loan
v : leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your
grandfather's gold watch" [syn: soak, hock]