kelime oyunu — meaning in English

English meaning

• crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
• pun noun A joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.
• wordplay noun Clever or humorous use of words, such as puns or double meanings.

Senses

kelime oyunu is used for these senses in English:

• crank (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
• pun A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
• wordplay A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.

crank — full definition

1. noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
2. noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
3. adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
4. verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.

pun — full definition

1. noun A joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.
2. verb To make a joke by playing on the sound or meaning of words.

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