chawn

/tʃɔːn/

Definitions

1. noun

a type of shrub or a dialectal variant of the word ‘chown’, referring to a part of a building, especially a hall or a room

“The chawn on the second floor was converted into a conference room.”

2. verb

a verb form of ‘chown’ or ‘chawn’, referring to the act of changing or modifying ownership or permissions, especially in a Unix system

“The administrator needed to chawn the permissions to allow users to access the file.”

Synonyms

  • chown
  • modify

Antonyms

  • nullify
  • revoke