• noun:   borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
• noun:   (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
• noun:   an article deposited as security
• noun:   a person used by another to gain an end
• verb:   leave as a guarantee in return for money

  Example: "Pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

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