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pun  (pn) n. A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. intr.v. punned, pun·ning, puns To make puns or a pun. [Origin unknown.] punning·ly adv.

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pun¹

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect; a play on words. An example is: ``Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms: But a cannonball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms.'' (Thomas Hood)

vb puns, punning, punned

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (intr) to make puns

[possibly from Italian puntiglio point of detail, wordplay; see punctilio]

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pun²

vb puns, punning, punned

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) Brit to pack (earth, rubble, etc.) by pounding

[dialectal variant of pound¹]

punner  n

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pun (pʌn) 

n., v. punned, pun•ning. n.

1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.

2. a word or phrase used in this way.

v.i.

3. to make puns.

[1655–65; perhaps identical with pun, variant, now dial., of pound¹, i.e., to mistreat (words)]

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Noun	1.	pun - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" paronomasia, punning, wordplay fun, sport, play - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
Verb	1.	pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" jest, joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

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pun

noun play on words, quip, double entendre, witticism, paronomasia (Rhetoric), equivoque The title of the book is a pun on his name.

Quotations
"A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket" [John Dennis]

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pun (pan) noun

a type of joke in which words are used that have a similar sound, but a different meaning. One example of a pun would be `A pun is a punishable offence'.

verb – past tense, past participle punned –

to make a pun.

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