Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)pawnan article deposited as security (n)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 (n)pawnborrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan Verbs
(v)pawn, soak, hockleave as a guarantee in return for money“pawn your grandfather's gold watch”