- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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