Noun

• S: (n) pledge (a deposit of personal property as security for a debt) "his saxophone was in pledge"
• S: (n) pledge (someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) pledge, toast (a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) drink (a single serving of a beverage) "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
• S: (n) helping, portion, serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal) "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
• S: (n) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
• S: (n) indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
• S: (n) measure, quantity, amount (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) assurance, pledge (a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something) "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"

Verb

• S: (v) pledge, plight (promise solemnly and formally) "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
• S: (v) pledge, subscribe (pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals) "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"
• S: (v) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail (propose a toast to) "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
• S: (v) pledge (give as a guarantee) "I pledge my honor"
• S: (v) pledge (bind or secure by a pledge) "I was pledged to silence"