Definition of Pun. Meaning of Pun. Synonyms of Pun

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Definition of Pun

Pun
Pun Pun, v. t. [See Pound to beat.] To pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. --Shak.
Pun
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. --Dryden.
Pun
Pun Pun, v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun. --Addison.

Meaning of Pun from wikipedia

- A pun, also known as a paronomasia in the context of linguistics, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding...
- Look up pun, pu·n, Pun., pún, PUN, or PuN in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pun is a figure of speech that plays on words that are similar to each...
- (November 10, 1971 - February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground...
- Mahabir Pun (Nepali: महावीर पुन, pronounced [maːbir pun]) is a Nepali researcher, teacher, social entrepreneur and an activist known for his work in applying...
- Serge Pun (Burmese: သိမ်းဝေ, Theim Wai; Chinese: 潘繼澤; pinyin: Pān Jìzé; born 1953 in Rangoon, Burma) is a Burmese businessman of Burmese-Chinese descent...
- Dipprasad Pun, CGC (Nepali: दिपप्रसाद पुन) is a Nepalese sergeant of the Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Army), who was decorated with the Con****uous Gallantry...
- Barsaman Pun, also known by his nom de guerre Ananta, is a Nepali communist politician and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. Pun has...
- the late rapper Big Pun. Rivers is the youngest of three children. His father was Christopher Lee Rios, better known as Big Pun, who died when Rivers...
- Ressler, Karen (July 24, 2015). "Viz Media Licenses Inio Asano's Goodnight Pun Pun Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015...
- Pun is a surname. It may be: A surname of the Magar people in Nepal (पुन) An English surname of unexplained origin A Cantonese spelling of the Chinese...