pion — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pion is used for these senses in English:
- man A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
- pawn (chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
- pawn (idiomatic) A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
- pion (particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.
- stone (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
man — full definition
- noun An adult male human being.
- noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
- noun A husband or male romantic partner.
- verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
- intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.
pawn — full definition
- verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- noun The least valuable chess piece, which moves forward and captures diagonally.
- noun A person being used or manipulated by someone more powerful, for their own ends.
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