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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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