pawning
121pawn — I v 1.Informal. hock, put in pawn, Rare. impawn; deposit, put up or give as security, impigno rate, pledge, plight, commit, obligate, bind, mortgage, hypothecate; stake, lay, wager, bet, Poker. ante, Archaic. gage, gamble, speculate; risk,… …
122redemption — noun 1) God s redemption of his people Syn: saving, freeing from sin, absolution 2) the redemption of their possessions Syn: retrieval, recovery, reclamation, repossession, return 3) the re …
123pawn — I UK [pɔːn] / US [pɔn] noun [countable] Word forms pawn : singular pawn plural pawns 1) one of the eight small pieces that each player has in a game of chess 2) a person who is being used by someone who is more powerful to help them achieve an… …
124pawn off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pawn off : he/she/it pawns off present participle pawning off past tense pawned off past participle pawned off informal to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you do not want, especially something …
125pawn off as — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pawn off as : present tense I/you/we/they pawn off as he/she/it pawns off as present participle pawning off as past tense pawned off as past participle pawned off as informal to pretend that someone or… …
126pawn — I [[t]pɔn[/t]] v. t. 1) to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker 2) to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one s life[/ex] 3) the state of being pawned: jewels in pawn[/ex] 4) something that is pawned 5) a person serving as… …
127pawn — I. /pɔn / (say pawn) verb (t) 1. to deposit as security, as for money borrowed: to pawn a watch. 2. to pledge or stake: I pawn my honour. –noun 3. state of being deposited or held as security: jewels in pawn. 4. something given or deposited as… …
128affection — The making over, pawning, or mortgaging of a thing to assure the payment of a sum of money, or the discharge of some other duty or service. In a medical sense, an abnormal bodily condition …
