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punning
夯; 夯搗; 夯實; 打夯
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.
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his
constant punning irritated her" [syn: punning, wordplay,
paronomasia]
v : make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language
is well suited to punning"
[also: punning, punned]
punning
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his
constant punning irritated her" [syn: pun, wordplay,
paronomasia]