Pun /(?)/

Pun

v. t.
  1. To pound. [Obs.]
    He would pun thee into shivers with his fist.

Pun

n.
  1. 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.
    A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay.

Pun

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Punned; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning

  1. 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.

Pun

v. t.
  1. To persuade or affect by a pun.