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honk
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun honk has 1 sense
- honk(n = noun.event) Array - the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); Array is a kind of cry
Derived form verb honk3
Verb honk has 4 senses
- honk(v = verb.perception) beep, blare, claxon, toot - make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" is one way to go, sound
- honk(v = verb.communication) claxon - use the horn of a car; Array is one way to make noise, noise, resound
- honk(v = verb.communication) cronk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
- honk(v = verb.body) barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" is one way to egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
Derived form noun honker1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun honker1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Derived forms noun honk1, noun honker3
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
honk, n. [Of imitative origin.].
The cry of a wild goose. [1913 Webster]
honk, n.
- To make a sound like the honk of a goose. [PJC]
- To sound the horn on an automobile or other motor vehicle. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
honk, n. & v.
--n.
1 the cry of a wild goose.
2 the harsh sound of a car horn.
--v.
1 intr. emit or give a honk.
2 tr. cause to do this.
--n.
1 the cry of a wild goose.
2 the harsh sound of a car horn.
--v.
1 intr. emit or give a honk.
2 tr. cause to do this.
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
honk
bay, beep, bell, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow the horn, bray, bugle, cackle, call, carol, caw, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, clarion, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, drum, fanfare, flourish of trumpets, gabble, gaggle, gobble, guggle, hoo, hoot, peal, peep, pip, pipe, quack, roll, scold, shriek, sing, sound, sound a tattoo, sound taps, squawk, squeal, tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, toot, tootle, trill, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet call, tweedle, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, whistle, windROGET THESAURUS
honk
Ululation
VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.
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