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-1 n. சிலேடை, சித்திரப்பேச்ச, (வினை.) சிலேடையாகப் பேசு.-2 v. அறை, குத்தியிடித்து நிலத்தை உறுதிப்படுத்து, திமிசுக்கட்டையால் இடி.


Pun, v. t. Etym: [See Pound to beat.] Defn: To pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak. Pun, n. Etym: [Cf. Pun to pound, Pound to beat.] Defn: 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. Addison. A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. Walpole. Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Punned; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.] Defn: To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble. Dryden. Pun, v. t. Defn: To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison. Pun, v. t. Etym: [See Pound to beat.] Defn: To pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak. Pun, n. Etym: [Cf. Pun to pound, Pound to beat.] Defn: 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. Addison. A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. Walpole. Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Punned; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.] Defn: To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble. Dryden. Pun, v. t. Defn: To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison.


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