v. t. | 1. | To pound. |
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. |
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. |
v. t. | 1. | To persuade or affect by a pun. |
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Verb | 1. | pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" |