Pun

[pʌn]

Definition

(noun.) a humorous play on words; 'I do it for the pun of it'; 'his constant punning irritated her'.

(verb.) make a play on words; 'Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To pound.

(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.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. t.) To persuade or affect by a pun.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Quibble, clinch, calembour, play upon words.

v. n. Quibble, play upon words, make a pun.

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Definition

v.t. (Shak.) to pound.

v.i. to play upon words similar in sound but different in meaning so as to produce a ludicrous idea:—pr.p. pun′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. punned.—n. a play upon words.—ns. Pun′nage Pun′ning the act or habit of punning.

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