pawns

noun

Meaning

A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
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.
Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
An instance of pawning something.
An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
To pledge; to stake or wager.
To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
A gallery.
(originally leet) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).

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