pawn

nouns

an article deposited as security
is a type of (narrower)
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
"his saxophone was in pledge"
a person used by another to gain an end
(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
domain category
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
is a type of (narrower)
any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
is a type of (narrower)
obtaining funds from a lender

verbs

leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"