"pawns" in the noun sense
1. pawn
an article deposited as security
2. instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
a person used by another to gain an end
3. 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
4. pawn
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
"pawns" in the verb sense
1. pawn, soak, hock
leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
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