'Pun' definitions:

Definition of 'pun'

(from WordNet)
noun
A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia]
verb
Make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

Definition of 'Pun'

From: GCIDE
  • Pun \Pun\, v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pun'

From: GCIDE
  • Pun \Pun\, v. t. [See Pound to beat.] To pound. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pun'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pun'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'pun'

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Words containing 'Pun'