pawn
/pɔːn/
verb
- To leave an item of value with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
- She had to pawn her grandmother's ring to pay the rent.
- He pawned his guitar for a hundred dollars.
- They pawned the old coins to get some quick cash.
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noun
- The smallest and least powerful piece in the game of chess, which moves forward one square at a time (or two on its first move) and captures diagonally.
- She sacrificed a pawn to launch a strong attack.
- He moved his pawn forward to control the center of the board.
- In chess, a pawn can be promoted to a queen if it reaches the other side.
- A person who is used by someone more powerful to achieve a goal, often without realizing it.
- He was just a pawn in the company's plan to cut costs.
- The spy felt like a pawn in a much larger political game.
- Don't let them treat you like a pawn in their argument.
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