Pronunciation : Pun
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Pound to beat.]
Definition : Defn: To pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pun
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Pun to pound, Pound to beat.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pun
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Punned; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pun
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913