"pun" meaning in All languages combined

See pun on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pʌn/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pun.wav [UK] Forms: pun [singular], puns [plural]
enPR: pŭn [US, UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A pun is the use of a word or phrase with two meanings in a funny or interesting way that makes you think of both meanings. Synonyms: paronomasia
    Sense id: simple-pun-en-noun-aNnWrFmG

Verb [English]

IPA: /pʌn/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pun.wav [UK] Forms: pun [canonical], puns [third-person, singular], punned [past], punned [past, participle], punning [present, participle]
enPR: pŭn [US, UK] Head templates: {{verb|pun|n}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pun, you make a pun.
    Sense id: simple-pun-en-verb-7-KXkJYZ
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