pun
To make or tell a punTo make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
» What's your favorite pun?
Який твій улюблений жарт на гру слів?
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.
kalauern
make a play on words
(obsolete, transitive)To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
Examples
37 sentencesWhat's your favorite pun?
Який твій улюблений жарт на гру слів? — deniko
That's a bad pun.
Це погана гра слів. — deniko
That's a very bad pun.
Це дуже поганий жарт. — deniko
Tom likes puns.
Том любить каламбури. — deniko
This is a pun.
Це гра слів. — deniko
ruЭто игра слов. — Ann74
deDas ist ein Wortspiel. — MUIRIEL
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English ponnen, ponen, punen, from Old English punian, pūnian (“to pound, beatFrom Middle English ponnen, ponen, punen, from Old English punian, pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush, grind”), from Proto-Germanic *punōną (“to break to pieces, pulverize”). See pound. As a kind of word play, from the notion of “beating” the words into place.
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Forms
puns, punning, punned, punnedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle