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pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan |
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borrowing the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
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pawn - (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 |
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chess piece,
chessman any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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chess game,
chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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pawn - an article deposited as security |
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pledge a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
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pawn - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" |
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soak,
hock |
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consign,
charge give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
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commercialism,
mercantilism,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
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