Definition of pun

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Pun (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.

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Amerce :: Amerce (v. t.) To punish, in general; to mulct..
Pillorize :: Pillorize (v. t.) To set in, or punish with, the pillory; to pillory..
Expunge :: Expunge (v. t.) To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences..
Punctualness :: Punctualness (n.) Punctuality; exactness.
Sentence :: Sentence (v. t.) To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease..
Triangle :: Triangle (n.) A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused..
Pritchel :: Pritchel (n.) A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the nail holes in a horseshoe.
Punch :: Punch (n.) A prop, as for the roof of a mine..
Baculine :: Baculine (a.) Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
Bite :: Bite (v.) The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (v. t.) To treat with acupuncture.
Millionary :: Millionary (a.) Of or pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as, the millionary chronology of the pundits..
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To punish by blows; to thrash.
Tumbril :: Tumbril (n.) A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.
Expunction :: Expunction (n.) The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged.
Punctuality :: Punctuality (n.) The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness..
Amerce :: Amerce (v. t.) To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars..
Prosecution :: Prosecution (n.) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense..
Felony :: Felony (n.) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt..
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