Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
pawn
IPA transcription: [p'ɔn]
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
pawn, soak, hock
Meaning:
leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
Usage examples
Eric Blount moved the piece that had taken Harrington's pawn.
Sire, there are not sixty thousand crowns in the treasury, answered the minister.--I'll pawn the best jewel in my crown, quoth Francis the First.