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