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noun
- 1. a chess piece of the smallest size and value, that moves one square forwards along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forwards when making a capture. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent's end of the board.
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PAWN definition: 1. any one of the eight least valuable pieces in the game of chess 2. a person who does not have…. Learn more.
a person who does not have any real power but is used by others to achieve something: The refugees are pawns in an international political dispute. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Board games. backgammon. bishop. blitz. board game. castle. Chinese checkers. Chutes and Ladders. counterplay. defense. draught. endgame. gambit. opening.
someone who does not have power and is used by other people. pawn. verb [ T ] uk / pɔːn / us. to leave something with a pawnbroker, who gives you money for it and will sell it if you do not pay the money back: She pawned her wedding ring to pay the rent. (Definition of pawn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of PAWN is one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank. How to use pawn in a sentence.
Pawn definition: to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker. See examples of PAWN used in a sentence.
pawn. British English: pawn VERB / pɔːn /. If you pawn something that you own, you leave it with a pawnbroker, who gives you money for it and who can sell it if you do not pay back the money before a certain time. He is contemplating pawning his watch. American English: pawn / ˈpɔn /. Brazilian Portuguese: empenhar.
To pawn something is to use it as collateral when you're borrowing money. When you pawn a necklace at a pawn shop, you get cash in exchange for it with the understanding that you can buy it back later. The benefit when you pawn something is getting cash immediately.
a person or group whose actions are controlled by more powerful people. The hostages are being used as political pawns. The prince became a pawn in the game of power politics. Word Origin. Idioms. in pawn. if something is in pawn, it has been pawned. All her jewellery was in pawn. See pawn in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Definition of pawn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pawn definition: to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker. See examples of PAWN used in a sentence.
