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Rarepawn
The correct spelling is pawn.
How to pronounce pawn
/pɔːn/
nounIPA: /pɔːn/
Say it like: Paw-n
The correct spelling is pawn. The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant. For example: "Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War."
Usage Examples
“Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War.”
“All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.
- 2.Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
- 3.The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- 4.An instance of pawning something.
- 5.An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
verb
- 1.To pledge; to stake or wager.
- 2.To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
- 3.(originally leet) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
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