Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sound or signal, as from a horn or an electronic device.
- intransitive verb To make a beep.
- intransitive verb To cause to make a beep.
- intransitive verb To activate the beeper of (a person) by telephoning its number.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The sound produced by the
horn of acar , or any similar sound. - noun A short,
electronically producedtone . - verb transitive To sound (something that makes a beep).
- verb transitive To have
sexual intercourse (with) - referring to thebleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts - verb intransitive To produce a beep.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb call, summon, or alert with a beeper
- verb make a loud noise
- noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Imitative.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Onomatopoeic.
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