pun


Definition: Meaning of, pun in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʌn /

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Singular Plural
pun puns
[countable]
  1. an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings [=  play on words]
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  • verb
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
pun punned punned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
punning puns
[intransitive]
  1. to make a pun
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pun used in phrasal verbs

  • punch in (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to enter information into a machine by pressing keys or buttons
    2. [intransitive/transitive] American English clock in
  • punch out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to clock off
    2. punch someone’s lights out informal to hit someone so hard that they fall and cannot get up
  • punch up (phrasal verb)
    1. to make information appear on something such as the screen of a computer or the screen of a till in a shop, by pressing keys or buttons
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