5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pun  \Pun\,  v.  t.  [See  {Pound}  to  beat.] 
  To  pound.  [Obs.] 
 
  He  would  pun  thee  into  shivers  with  his  fist.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pun  \Pun\,  v.  t. 
  To  persuade  or  affect  by  a  pun.  --Addison. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pun 
  n  :  a  humorous  play  on  words  "I  do  it  for  the  pun  of  it"  [syn: 
  {punning},  {wordplay}] 
  v  :  make  a  play  on  words  "Japanese  like  to  pun--their  language 
  is  well  suited  to  punning" 

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