Definition of pawn:
(n) :
the most common
chess piece, each side having eight. Moves are only
forward;
attacks are only forward diagonally or
en passant; someone who is being
manipulated or used to some end, usually not the end that individual would prefer
"though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War."
(v) :
to sell something to a pawn shop; to render one's opponent as a mere pawn, especially in a
real-time strategy game