\Pun\, v. t. [See {Pound} to beat.]
To pound. [Obs.]
      He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. --Shak.

\Pun\, n. [Cf. {Pun} to pound, {Pound} to beat.]
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}.]
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.
To persuade or affect by a pun. --Addison.