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pun
(pŭn)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.
[Origin unknown.]
pun′ning·ly adv.
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pun
(pʌn)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 or punned
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (intr) to make puns
[C17: possibly from Italian puntiglio point of detail, wordplay; see punctilio]
pun
(pʌn)vb, puns, punning or punned
(Building) (tr) Brit to pack (earth, rubble, etc) by pounding
[C16: dialectal variant of pound1]
ˈpunner n
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pun
(pʌn)n., v. punned, pun•ning. n.
1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
2. a word or phrase used in this way.
v.i. 3. to make puns.
[1655–65; perhaps identical with pun, variant, now dial., of pound 1, i.e., to mistreat (words)]
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pun
Past participle: punned
Gerund: punning
| Imperative |
|---|
| pun |
| pun |
| Present |
|---|
| I pun |
| you pun |
| he/she/it puns |
| we pun |
| you pun |
| they pun |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I punned |
| you punned |
| he/she/it punned |
| we punned |
| you punned |
| they punned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am punning |
| you are punning |
| he/she/it is punning |
| we are punning |
| you are punning |
| they are punning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have punned |
| you have punned |
| he/she/it has punned |
| we have punned |
| you have punned |
| they have punned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was punning |
| you were punning |
| he/she/it was punning |
| we were punning |
| you were punning |
| they were punning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had punned |
| you had punned |
| he/she/it had punned |
| we had punned |
| you had punned |
| they had punned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pun |
| you will pun |
| he/she/it will pun |
| we will pun |
| you will pun |
| they will pun |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have punned |
| you will have punned |
| he/she/it will have punned |
| we will have punned |
| you will have punned |
| they will have punned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be punning |
| you will be punning |
| he/she/it will be punning |
| we will be punning |
| you will be punning |
| they will be punning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been punning |
| you have been punning |
| he/she/it has been punning |
| we have been punning |
| you have been punning |
| they have been punning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been punning |
| you will have been punning |
| he/she/it will have been punning |
| we will have been punning |
| you will have been punning |
| they will have been punning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been punning |
| you had been punning |
| he/she/it had been punning |
| we had been punning |
| you had been punning |
| they had been punning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pun |
| you would pun |
| he/she/it would pun |
| we would pun |
| you would pun |
| they would pun |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have punned |
| you would have punned |
| he/she/it would have punned |
| we would have punned |
| you would have punned |
| they would have punned |
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pun
Comic play on words which sound similar but differ in meaning.
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Noun 1. [画像:pun - a humorous play on words]pun - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
Verb 1. pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
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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]
"A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket" [John Dennis]
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Translations
تَوْرِيَه، تَلاعُب جِناسي بالألْفاظيَتلاعَب بالألْفاظ
slovní hříčkadělat slovní hříčky
ordspillave ordspil
تجنیس
sanaleikki
szójátékszójátékot csinál
leika sér aî merkingu orîaorîaleikur
駄洒落
kalambūrassakyti kalambūrus
kalambūrs, vārdu spēlelietot kalambūru
gra słówkalambur
calamburjoc de cuvinte
robiť slovné hračkyslovná hračka
ordvits
cinas cinas yapmakkelime oyunu
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pun
(pan) noun 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 trocadilho slovní hříčka das Wortspiel ordspil 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 جناس trocadilho calambur, joc de cuvinte каламбур slovná hračka besedna igra igra rečima ordlek การเล่นสํานวน หรือเล่นคํา cinas, kelime oyunu 雙關語 каламбур; гра слів ذو معني لفظ sự chơi chữ 双关语
verb – past tense, past participle punned – to make a pun. dubbelsinnigheid spreek يَتلاعَب بالألْفاظ правя игра на думи fazer trocadilho dělat slovní hříčky mit Worten spielen lave ordspil 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 په كلمو سره لوبې كول fazer trocadilho a face un joc de cuvinte/un calambur каламбурить robiť slovné hračky igrati se z besedami napraviti igru rečima göra en ordlek เล่นสํานวน หรือเล่นคํา cinas yapmak 一語雙關 каламбурити مذاق کرنا chơi chữ 一语双关
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