Thesaurus: pun

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1. v. t. To pound.
2. n. A word/play">play on word/words">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.
3. v. i. To make word/puns">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.
4. v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun.
5. n. a humorous play on words
6. v. make a play on words
7. To word/pound">pound. [Obs.] He would pun word/thee">thee into shivers with his fist. Shak. 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. 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. To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison.
8. To pound. [Obs.]He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.
9. v:11/n:89 n. a humorous play on words v. make a play on words