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- [pawn]
- /pɔn/
- /pɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawn]
- /pɔn/
Definitions of pawn word
- verb with object pawn to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch. 1
- verb with object pawn to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one's life. 1
- noun pawn Chess. one of eight men of one color and of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally. 1
- noun pawn someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes. 1
- noun pawn chess piece 1
- noun pawn unimportant person 1
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Origin of pawn
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; (noun) < Middle French pan; Old French pan(d), pant, apparently < West Germanic; compare Old Frisian pand, Old Saxon, Middle Dutch pant, German Pfand; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Pawn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pawn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pawn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pawn
noun pawn
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies
- bail — Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
verb pawn
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- hit up — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hock — the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn: She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock.
Antonyms for pawn
noun pawn
- impawn — to put in pawn; pledge.
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