pawn
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an article deposited as security
Types & categories
- pledge hypernym
Related & opposite
- pawn derivation
Sense 2 verb
leave as a guarantee in return for money
pawn your grandfather's gold watch
Types & categories
- consign hypernym
Related & opposite
- pawn derivation
- hock-joint derivation
- pawn derivation
- commerce domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a person used by another to gain an end
Types & categories
- helper hypernym
Sense 4 noun
(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
Types & categories
- chessman hypernym
Related & opposite
- chess game domain topic
Sense 5 noun
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
Types & categories
- borrowing hypernym
Related & opposite
- pawn derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pawn |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pledge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pawn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hock-joint |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pawn |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | commerce |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | consign |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | helper |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chess game |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | chessman |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pawn |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | borrowing |