a-pawn meaning
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Pawn pawn, n. something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise: state of being pledged.—v.t. to give in pledge.—ns. Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Italian Proverb: After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box. 2  Bob Dylan: In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge. 3  Italian Proverb: Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. 4  Corey Harrison: I manage my time. Webster Dictionary (4.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: Pawn (noun) see Pan, the masticatory. Pawn (noun) a man or piece of the lowest rank. Pawn (noun) anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1. Pawn (noun) state of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. Pawn (noun) It is also common to refer to a rook pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-file, a knight pawn, a bishop pawn, a queen pawn, a king pawn, and a central pawn. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Pawn. pawn, n. something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise: state of being pledged.—v.t. to give in pledge.—ns. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Pawn. pawn, n. something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise: state of being pledged.—v.t. to give in pledge.—ns. 2  Pawn. pawn, n. a common piece in chess. 3  Pawn. pawn, n. a gallery. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Pawn. The pawn is the most numerous piece in the game of chess, and in most circumstances, also the weakest. It historically represents infantry, or more particularly, armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins a game of chess with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately in front of the other pieces. Pawn(noun) see Pan, the masticatory. Pawn(noun) a man or piece of the lowest rank. Pawn(noun) anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1. Pawn(noun) state of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge. 1  All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage. 2  An instance of pawning something. ( 3 now rare) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge. ( 4 rare) A pawn shop, pawnbroker. pawn. 1  Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty. 2  The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan: jewels in pawn. 3  A person serving as security; a hostage. 4  The act of pawning. (plural pawns) 1  The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge. All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage. 2  An instance of pawning something. ( 3 now rare) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge. ( 4 rare) A pawn shop, pawnbroker.
Pawn means something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise.