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Pun : (noun)
1: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his
constant punning irritated her" [syn: punning, wordplay,
paronomasia]
(verb)
1: make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language
is well suited to punning"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pun : \Pun\, v. t. [See Pound to beat.]
To pound. [Obs.]
He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pun : \Pun\, n. [Cf. Pun to pound, Pound to beat.]
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. --Addison.
A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's
Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay.
--Walpole.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pun : \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. --Dryden.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pun : \Pun\, v. t.
To persuade or affect by a pun. --Addison.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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