Czech Meaning of pawn

pěšec

Other Czech words related to pěšec

Definitions and Meaning of pawn in English

Wordnet

pawn (n)

an article deposited as security

a person used by another to gain an end

(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

borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

Wordnet

pawn (v)

leave as a guarantee in return for money

Webster

pawn (n.)

See Pan, the masticatory.

A man or piece of the lowest rank.

Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.

State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.

A stake hazarded in a wager.

Webster

pawn (v. t.)

To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.

To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.

FAQs About the word pawn

pěšec

an article deposited as security, a person used by another to gain an end, (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; i

minion,Loutka,nástroj,oběť,kočičí tlapka,podvádět,Fólie,nástroj,figurína,Racek

zpětný odkup,vyhrát (zpátky),vykoupit

pawl => západka, pawky => šelmovský, pawk => Tlapka, pawing => hrabání, pawer => Moc,