pun

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pun1 /pʌn/ ●●○ noun [countable]  SLJOKEan amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings 双关语，语义双关的俏皮话 SYN play on wordsforgive/excuse/pardon the pun (=used to show you know you are making a pun) 请原谅，我用了双关语no pun intended (=used to show you do not mean to make a joke about something) 没有双关之意 The clergy prey (no pun intended) on bereaved families. 这些家庭痛失亲人，神职人员乘机牟利——prey并非语带双关。

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pun• Political problems which might have stymied Solomon were resolved in a pun or an epigram.• "Seven days without food makes one weak'' is a pun on the words "week'' and "weak'', and also on the different meanings of "one''.• He made a pun on it for the title of his revue Cranks.• Dreams are puns on words and situations in the engram bank.• The audience groaned at his pun.• Instead of charging bulls, Professor Ito bravely faces a barrage of puns.• Waterhouse is given to such puns.• Drinks in hand, the crowd around me erupted with groans of exasperation, the kind usually reserved for terrible puns.• "Pardon the pun, but we were all in the same boat, " said Navy lieutenant Green.• And we do, I mean, we both do, we both make a lot of unintentional puns, uh.• Among the devices he used were puns.no pun intended• Reuschel carries considerable weight in the Assembly, no pun intended.• There was, no pun intended, a wealth of material to draw from.pun2 verb (punned, punning) [intransitive]  to make a pun 使用双关语pun on In this line, Hamlet puns on the meaning of ‘saw’. 这句台词里，哈姆雷特说saw时语意双关。→ See Verb table

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pun• Oh, how he could pun.• The hotelier family's punning motif-a bull with its horns to the ground-was woven into the vestibule carpet.• Food for thoughts, puns the hysterical Kate as they depart.• It also puns the Kray/Crow connection and gangland murders.• An awl is an iron instrument used for piercing leather, but the word has been in punning use since time immemorial.Origin pun1 (1600-1700) Probably from pundigrion “pun” ((17-19 centuries)), perhaps from Italian puntiglio; → PUNCTILIOUS

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pun¹ /pʌn/ noun [countable]an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings
   SYN  play on words
    forgive/excuse/pardon the pun (=used to show you know you are making a pun)
    no pun intended (=used to show you do not mean to make a joke about something)
    The clergy prey (no pun intended) on bereaved families.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ joke a funny story that you tell people to make them laugh: We all sat around telling jokes. | Have you heard the joke about the man who found a frog in his soup?
   ▪ funny story a short story that someone tells to make people laugh: He was one of those guys who are good at telling funny stories at dinner parties.
   ▪ gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer: He’s a great comedian, with plenty of good gags.
   ▪ one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: There are some memorable one-liners in the film.
   ▪ wisecrack a funny remark or reply, especially one that is said in a very quick and clever way: It’s a comic masterpiece, packed with classic wisecracks.
   ▪ pun (also play on words) a joke made by mixing up two different meanings of the same word, or two words with the same sound: a pun on the words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’ | The title of the book is a witty play on words. | Shakespeare used a lot of puns for comic effect.
   ▪ quip written something funny and clever that someone says: He made some friendly quip about hair loss, and everyone laughed.

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pun² verb (past tense and past participle punned, present participle punning) [intransitive]
to make a pun
    pun on
    In this line, Hamlet puns on the meaning of ‘saw’.