pun

Definitions

1. 1.To pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to persuade or affect by a pun. Addison called?