| pledge | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. pledge | a deposit of personal property as security for a debt.; "his saxophone was in pledge" |
| ~ security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation. |
| ~ pawn | an article deposited as security. |
| n. (person) | 2. pledge | someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group. |
| ~ fellow member, member | one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization).; "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" |
| n. (food) | 3. pledge, toast | a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event. |
| ~ drink | a single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| n. (communication) | 4. assurance, pledge | 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" |
| ~ dedication, commitment | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ guarantee, warranty, warrantee, warrant | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications. |
| ~ guarantee | an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true.; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying" |
| ~ plight, troth | a solemn pledge of fidelity. |
| ~ vow | a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner.; "they took vows of poverty" |
| v. (communication) | 5. pledge, plight | promise solemnly and formally.; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" |
| ~ promise, assure | make a promise or commitment. |
| ~ vow | make a vow; promise.; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" |
| ~ guarantee, vouch | give surety or assume responsibility.; "I vouch for the quality of my products" |
| ~ covenant | enter into a covenant or formal agreement.; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world" |
| ~ covenant | enter into a covenant. |
| v. (possession) | 6. pledge, subscribe | 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" |
| ~ donate | give to a charity or good cause.; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
| v. (consumption) | 7. drink, pledge, salute, toast, wassail | propose a toast to.; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" |
| ~ booze, drink, fuddle | consume alcohol.; "We were up drinking all night" |
| ~ give | propose.; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" |
| ~ honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon.; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" |
| v. (communication) | 8. pledge | give as a guarantee.; "I pledge my honor" |
| ~ collateralize | pledge as a collateral.; "The loan was collateralized by government bonds" |
| ~ give | offer in good faith.; "He gave her his word" |
| ~ hypothecate | pledge without delivery or title of possession. |
| ~ consign, charge | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| v. (communication) | 9. pledge | bind or secure by a pledge.; "I was pledged to silence" |
| ~ oblige, obligate, bind, hold | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
| swear | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate, swear | utter obscenities or profanities.; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" |
| ~ blaspheme | speak of in an irreverent or impious manner.; "blaspheme God" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (communication) | 2. affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.; "Before God I swear I am innocent" |
| ~ hold | assert or affirm.; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" |
| ~ claim, take | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| ~ attest | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity.; "I attest this signature" |
| ~ declare | state firmly.; "He declared that he was innocent" |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| ~ protest | affirm or avow formally or solemnly.; "The suspect protested his innocence" |
| ~ assure, tell | inform positively and with certainty and confidence.; "I tell you that man is a crook!" |
| v. (communication) | 3. swear | promise solemnly; take an oath. |
| ~ vow | make a vow; promise.; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" |
| v. (communication) | 4. depone, depose, swear | make a deposition; declare under oath. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. bank, rely, swear, trust | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| ~ believe | accept as true; take to be true.; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
| ~ credit | have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of. |
| ~ lean | rely on for support.; "We can lean on this man" |
| ~ depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
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