pawn
[verb]
Synonyms: hock (informal, chiefly U.S.), deposit, mortgage, pledge
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[noun]
Synonyms: tool, cat's-paw, instrument, plaything, puppet, stooge (slang)

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Antonyms: redeem

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I. pawn¹ /pɔːn $ pɒːn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: poun, from Medieval Latin pedo 'soldier']

1. one of the eight smallest and least valuable pieces which each player has in the game of chess

2. someone who is used by a more powerful person or group and has no control of the situation
pawn in
They became pawns in the political battle.

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II. pawn² verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: pawn 'condition of having been pawned' (15-21 centuries), from Old French pan]
to leave something valuable with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them
pawn something ↔ off phrasal verb American English

1. informal to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you want to get rid of, especially something of low quality
pawn something ↔ off on
Don’t let him pawn off an old bike on you – get a new one.

2. pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something to present something in a dishonest way:
The tabloids often pawn off gossip and trivia as real news.

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