n. Something given or deposited as security, as for money borrowed; security; pledge.n. A pledge or promise.n. A gage; a challenge.n. The condition of being pledged or held as security, as for the payment of a debt or the fulfilment of a promise, etc.: as, to be in pawn or at pawn.n. A pawnshop; a pawnbroker's establishment.n. At pawn, in pawn, pledged; hence, laid away; not available.To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; pledge.To pledge for the fulfilment of a promise.n. A piece of the lowest rank and value at chess. See chess.n. Marked pawn. See marked.n. A peacock; in heraldry, a peacock used as a bearing.n. Mast, or similar food for animals. Also spelled pawne.n. A gallery.n. Same as pan.To put up as collateral: hypothecate, as stock for a loan.