Noun

• S: (n) pawn (an article deposited as security)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) pledge (a deposit of personal property as security for a debt) "his saxophone was in pledge"
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) instrument, pawn, cat's-paw (a person used by another to gain an end)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) assistant, helper, help, supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
• S: (n) worker (a person who works at a specific occupation) "he is a good worker"
• S: (n) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul (a human being) "there was too much for one person to do"
• S: (n) organism, being (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
• S: (n) living thing, animate thing (a living (or once living) entity)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• S: (n) causal agent, cause, causal agency (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• S: (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)
• domain category
• S: (n) chess, chess game (a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) pawn (borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) pawn, soak, hock (leave as a guarantee in return for money) "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"