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Noun pawn has 4 senses

pawn - an article deposited as security
--₁ is a kind of pledge

Derived form: verb pawn₁
instrument, pawn, cat's-paw - a person used by another to gain an end
--₂ is a kind of assistant, helper, help, supporter
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
--₃ is a kind of chessman, chess piece
pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
--₄ is a kind of borrowing

Derived form: verb pawn₁

Verb pawn has 1 sense

pawn, soak, hock - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
--₁ is one way to consign, charge

Derived forms: noun pawn₄, noun pawn₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something