Pun

v. t.	1.	To pound. He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. - Shak.
n.	1.	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.
v. i.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Punned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.]
v. t.	1.	To persuade or affect by a pun.

Noun	1.	pun - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" Synonyms: paronomasia, punning, wordplay
Verb	1.	pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

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