Category:Pun

Pun, v. t. Etym: [see pound to beat.]

Defn: to pound. [obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.

Pun Pun, n. Etym: [cf. Pun to pound, pound to beat.]

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.

Pun Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Punned; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.]

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.

Pun Pun, v. t.

Defn: to persuade or affect by a pun. Addison.