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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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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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

Thesaurus

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]

Translations

pun [ˈpʌn] n → jeu m de mots, calembour m

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pun

n → Wortspiel nt

vi → Wortspiele machen

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pun [pʌn] n → gioco di parole

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pun [pʌn] n → gioco di parole

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pun

n pun [pan]

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'. dubbelsinnigheid تَوْرِيَه، تَلاعُب جِناسي بالألْفاظ игра на думи slovní hříčka ordspil das Wortspiel λογοπαίγνιο juego de palabras, retruécano sõnamäng جناس sanaleikki calembour מִשחָק מִילִים श्लेष szójáték permainan kata orðaleikur (gioco di parole) ごろ合わせ (동음이의어(同音異義語)를 이용한) 말장난 kalambūras kalambūrs, vārdu spēle main kata-kata woordspeling ordspill/-lek kalambur trocadilho calambur, joc de cuvinte каламбур slovná hračka besedna igra igra rečima ordlek คำที่พูดสองแง่สองง่าม cinas, kelime oyunu 雙關語 каламбур; гра слів ذو معني لفظ sự chơi chữ 双关语

v – past tense, past participle punned –

to make a pun. dubbelsinnigheid spreek يَتلاعَب بالألْفاظ правя игра на думи dělat slovní hříčky lave ordspil mit Worten spielen κάνω λογοπαίγνιο hacer un juego de palabras sõnadega mängima با کلمات بازی کردن؛ جناس آوردن leikkiä sanoilla faire un/des jeu(x) de mots לְהִשתָמֵש בְּמִשחק מִילִים शब्द क्रीड़ा करना, चमक या श्लेष का प्रयोग करना szójátékot csinál melucu leika sér að merkingu orða (fare un gioco di parole) ごろを合わせる 말장난을 하다 sakyti kalambūrus lietot kalambūru bermain dgn kata-kata een woordspeling maken lage ordspill robić kalambury fazer trocadilho a face un joc de cuvinte/un calambur каламбурить robiť slovné hračky igrati se z besedami napraviti igru rečima göra en ordlek พูดสองแง่สองง่าม cinas yapmak 一語雙關 каламбурити مذاق کرنا chơi chữ 一语双关