zeugma: the use of a word to modify two or more words in such a way that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
“Torpedoes hit their mark! Ship and many hopes sink!” said the headline, employing vivid zeugma.
zeugma: the use of a word to modify two or more words in such a way that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
“Torpedoes hit their mark! Ship and many hopes sink!” said the headline, employing vivid zeugma.
