pun

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pʌn/

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize. / (intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）力を込めて打つ、叩く、打ち砕く、粉々にする / （自動詞）洒落（言葉遊び）をする、ダジャレを言う

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In the finals, the rookie somehow managed to pun the defending champion and win by unanimous decision.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

決勝で、その新人はなんとか王者を打ち負かし、全会一致の判定で勝利した。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.

He would pun thee into shivers with his fist.

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Sense（2）

(intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.

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puns

（ present singular third-person ）

punning

（ participle present ）

punned

（ participle past ）

punned

（ past ）

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