pun /ˈpʌn/
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Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Punned p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.] To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble.
Pun, v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun.
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Pun v. t. To pound. [Obs.]
He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. --Shak.
Pun, n. A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.
A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. --Walpole.
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his
constant punning irritated her" [syn: punning, wordplay,
paronomasia]
v : make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language
is well suited to punning"
[also: punning, punned]