The condition of being given or held as a pledge; the state of being pledged. Esp. in to be (also lay, hold, put) in pledge, to give (also have, lay,…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > borrow money [verb (transitive)] > pawn (30) to give (also have, lay, put, take) to pledgec1384 The condition of being given or held as a pledge; the state of being pledged. Esp. in to be (also lay, hold, put) in pledge, to give (also have, lay,… to set, put, lay to or in wedc1384 In various phrases the noun assumes the contextual sense: The condition of being pawned, mortgaged… to set, put, lay toor in wed, to betake on wed… engage1525 transitive. To pledge or pawn (movable property); to mortgage (lands, houses, etc.). Obsolete. pawn1570 literal. transitive. To give or deposit (a thing) as security for the payment of a debt or for the performance of some action; spec. to deposit… to lay (up) in lavender1584 The flowers and stalks of Lavandula vera, placed among linen or other clothes in order to preserve them from moths when they are to be stored for… impawn1598 transitive. To put in pawn; to pledge as security; to pawn. oppignorate1622 transitive. To pawn or pledge; to give as security. pignorate1623 transitive. To give or take as a pledge; to pawn. dip1640 figurative. To involve in debt or pecuniary liabilities; to mortgage (an estate); to pawn. (colloquial.) to put to lumber1671 Phrases. to put to lumber: to put in pawn or pledge. to be in lumber (slang): to be imprisoned; also, to be in trouble. vamp1699 transitive. To pawn. pop1731 transitive. British slang. To pawn. sweatc1800 slang. To pawn. spout1811 transitive. slang or colloquial. To pawn. See spout, n. 6. Obsolete. lumber1819 transitive. To deposit (property) in pawn; hence (originally in passive), to put away privily, to imprison, arrest. up the spout1819 Pawned, pledged; in pawn; frequently in to put up the spout. See sense 6. Now historical and rare. hock1878 transitive. To pawn. soak1882 colloquial or slang. To put (something) in pawn. to put away1887 slang. To put in pawn, to pawn. Obsolete. Subcategories:— again (2) — for more than item's worth (1) — redeem from pawn or pledge (8) |
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