pawn
n 1: an article deposited as security
2: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {instrument},
{cat's-paw}]
3: the least powerful chessman; moves only forward and captures
only to the side; can be promoted if it reaches the 8th
rank
4: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment
of the loan [syn: {pawning}]
v : give as a guarantee [syn: {soak}, {hock}]