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pledge

/ pledge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
Type of:
drink
Derived:
toast drink salute wassail
noun Sense 2
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
Type of:
member
noun Sense 3
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
"his saxophone was in pledge"
Type of:
security interest
Kinds of:
pawn
verb Sense 4
promise solemnly and formally
"I pledge that will honor my wife"
Type of:
promise assure
Kinds of:
vow guarantee vouch covenant
Derived:
plight troth pledger assurance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
bind or secure by a pledge
"I was pledged to silence"
Type of:
oblige bind hold
Derived:
assurance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 6
give as a guarantee
"I pledge my honor"
Type of:
consign charge
Kinds of:
collateralize give hypothecate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
"I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"
Type of:
donate
Derived:
subscription subscriber contributor pledger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
"an assurance of help when needed"
"signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
Type of:
commitment dedication
Kinds of:
guarantee warrant warrantee warranty plight
Derived:
plight promise assure
verb Sense 9
propose a toast to
"Let us toast the birthday girl!"
"Let''s drink to the New Year"
Type of:
honor honour reward
Kinds of:
give
Derived:
wassail toaster wassailer salute salutation
Entails:
drink booze fuddle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
95%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

drink member security interest pawn promise assure vow guarantee vouch covenant oblige bind