pun
v. make a play on words, use words humorously to create several possible meanings n. play on words, humorous use of words in order to create several possible meanings | ||||
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Pun Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Pun
(v. t.)
To pound.
(v. t.)
To persuade or affect by a pun.
(v. i.)
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.
(n.)
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.
(v. t.)
To pound.
(v. t.)
To persuade or affect by a pun.
(v. i.)
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.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
pun
Noun
1. a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
(synonym) punning, wordplay, paronomasia
(hypernym) fun, play, sport
(class) fungi
Verb
1. make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
(hypernym) joke, jest
(derivation) punning, wordplay, paronomasia
Noun
1. a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
(synonym) punning, wordplay, paronomasia
(hypernym) fun, play, sport
(class) fungi
Verb
1. make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
(hypernym) joke, jest
(derivation) punning, wordplay, paronomasia
| Shakespeare Words |
PUN
to pound
to pound
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
PUN
Punk Ass Nigga
Punk Ass Nigga
| hEnglish - advanced version |
pun
pun
\pun\ (?), v. t. [see pound to beat.] to pound. [obs.] he would pun thee into shivers with his fist.
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. a better put on this word was made on the beggar's opera, which, it was said, made gay rich, and rich gay.
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.
pun
\pun\, v. t. to persuade or affect by a pun.
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "i do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: punning, wordplay, paronomasia]
v : make a play on words; "japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
pun
\pun\ (?), v. t. [see pound to beat.] to pound. [obs.] he would pun thee into shivers with his fist.
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. a better put on this word was made on the beggar's opera, which, it was said, made gay rich, and rich gay.
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.
pun
\pun\, v. t. to persuade or affect by a pun.
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "i do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: punning, wordplay, paronomasia]
v : make a play on words; "japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Pun
Pun = n. what is equal or even, a. equal, equivalent
Pun = n. what is equal or even, a. equal, equivalent
Geirdro
Geirdro = n. pun, quibble
Geirdroi
Geirdroi = v. to pun, to quibble
Mwys
Mwys = n. what comprehends; what has double meaning, a pun; a hamper, five score of herrings: a. ambiguous; witty; elegant
Pun Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Pun Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Pun
A pun (or paronomasia) is a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar words for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. For example, the sentence "the world is perspiring against me" is a pun on the paranoid's motto "the world is conspiring against me", that exploits the similarity between "conspiring" and "perspiring".
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