noun. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something.

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noun. Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.

noun. The condition of something thus given or held.

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noun. Delivery of goods or personal property as security for a debt or obligation.

noun. The contract or transaction stipulating or involving such delivery.

noun. A token or sign.

noun. A person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated.

noun. The act of drinking in honor of someone; a toast.

noun. A vow to abstain from alcoholic liquor.

intransitive verb. To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise: synonym: promise.

intransitive verb. To bind or secure by a pledge or promise: synonym: devote.

intransitive verb. To deposit as security; pawn.

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intransitive verb. To promise to join (a fraternity or similar organization).

intransitive verb. To accept as a prospective member of such an organization.

intransitive verb. To drink a toast to.

intransitive verb. To make a solemn binding promise; swear.

intransitive verb. To drink a toast.

To give as a pledge or pawn; deposit in pawn; deposit or leave in possession of a person as security. See pledge, n.

To give or formally and solemnly offer as a guaranty or security.

To bind to something by a pledge, promise, or engagement; engage solemnly: as, to pledge one's self.

To guarantee the performance of by or as by a pledge.

To give assurance of friendship to, or promise friendship to, by or in the act of drinking; hence, to drink a health to or with.

To assure solemnly or in a binding manner; guarantee.

= Syn. 1-3. To pawn, hypothecate. See plight, verb

noun. In law: A person who goes surety or gives bail for another; especially, a surety whom early English law required of a plaintiff on bringing an action. After a time “John Doe” and “Richard Roe” did duty as such pledges.

noun. A bailment of personal property as a security for some debt or engagement. Story, J.

noun. Anything given or considered as security for the performance of an act; a guaranty.

noun. Figuratively, a child; offspring.

noun. A surety; a hostage.

noun. A formal obligation whereby one voluntarily binds himself to abstain from the use of intoxicating drink.

noun. A token or sign of favor, agreement, etc.

noun. An expression of good will, or a promise of friendship and support, conveyed by drinking together; hence, in a more general sense, the act of drinking together; the drinking of a health.

transitive verb. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security.

transitive verb. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight.

transitive verb. To secure performance of, as by a pledge.

transitive verb. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly.

transitive verb. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast.

noun. The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn.

noun. A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage.

noun. A hypothecation without transfer of possession.

noun. Anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee.

noun. A promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like

noun. A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's health; a toast; a health.

noun. A mortgage. See Mortgage.

noun. The conveyance of an estate to another for money borrowed, to be held by him until the debt is paid out of the rents and profits.

noun. to keep as security.

noun. to pawn; to give as security.

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