GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Pun (?), v. t. [See Pound to beat.] To pound. [Obs.]
   
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   He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.
   
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   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.  Addison.
   
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   A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. Walpole.
   
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   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.
   
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   Pun, v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun.  Addison.
   
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