Pawn synonyms

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fool
(Informal) A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity:
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tool (related)
The whole machine; machine tool
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victim (related)
One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act:
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puppet
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token
Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion; reason, reasoning, witcraft (see usage)
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instrument
A tool or implement used to do or facilitate work, especially a small precision tool used by a professional:
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give in earnest
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patsy
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sucker
A part by which an animal sucks blood from or uses suction to cling to another animal. Leeches and remoras have suckers.
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earnest
Earnest is defined as the state of being serious or intense.
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warrant
A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
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leave with uncle
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stooge
(Informal) To be a stooge (for someone)
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pledge
To promise to give
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guaranty
(Law) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
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transactions (related)
Plural form of transaction
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over (related)
(Cricket) The set number of balls bowled during a single turn at one end of the wicket
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cat's-paw
a person used by another to gain an end
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soak
To immerse in liquid for a period of time:
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cat's-paw
Alternative form of cat's-paw.
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dupe
(Restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
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collateral
A branch of a bodily part or system of organs
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security
An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
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deposit
To put (money) in a bank, as for safekeeping or to earn interest
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hang-up
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lay in lavender
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pop
To cause to open with a sharp bursting sound:
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sell (related)
To be approved of; gain acceptance:
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hypothecation
The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.
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counter
In the wrong way; contrary to the right course.
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guarantee
To make something certain.
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hostage
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impawn
To place an item into pawn
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hypothecate
(Politics, UK) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure
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mortgage
To pledge (real property) as the security for a loan.
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hock
To pawn:
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pawns (related)
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mercenary (related)
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in hock
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flunk
(US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
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q-side (related)
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Pawn Sentence Examples

  • He had loved her for so long, until he realized even he was a pawn in her games.

  • The pawn can only be moved one space at a time forward.

  • Players can also "capture" an opponent's pawns, as long as that pawn is not on a safe space.

  • If you capture a pawn, you receive bonus spaces to use for your own pawns' travels.

  • The blockade ends on the next roll when a pawn is moved.

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