intransitive. to play mid words: (a) to pun, to make a play on words; (b) to boast. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ124394 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > be witty with words [verb (intransitive)] (12) to play mid wordseOE intransitive. to play mid words: (a) to pun, to make a play on words; (b) to boast. Obsolete. gameOE intransitive. To amuse oneself; to play, sport, jest; (occasionally) to indulge in amorous or flirtatious play. Formerly also (occasionally) trans… snip-snap1593 intransitive. To indulge in snip-snap or smart repartee; to speak in a snappy manner. to play on (also upon) words (also the word)1600 intransitive. to play on (also upon) words (also the word): to pun; to make a play on words. quip1908 intransitive. To make a quip or quips; to be wittily sarcastic. Also with †at, with. Subcategories:— pun (5) — make epigrams (2) |
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