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Received-Pronunciation:
/hɒŋk/
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General-American:
/hɑŋk/
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General-American:
/hɔŋk/
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CMU ARPABET:
HH AA1 NG K
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CMU ARPABET 2:
HH AO1 NG K
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Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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The cry of a goose or similar bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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A bad smell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable
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Synonyms: stink, pong
Antonyms: none provided
Clipping of honky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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To use a car horn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.
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Synonyms: none provided
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To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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To make the vocal sound of a goose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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To vomit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, slang
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To have a bad smell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK, slang
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Synonyms: stink, pong
Antonyms: none provided
To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cry
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, regurgitate, throw up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
cry like a goose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cronk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
use the horn of a car
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: claxon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make noise, resound, noise
make a loud noise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The horns of the taxis blared
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blare, beep, claxon, toot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound, go
Narrower terms: tootle
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
պիբիբ
(pibib)
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Dutch :
toet
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Russian :
би
(bi)
— Translations
Russian :
бип
(bip)
— Translations
Bulgarian :
сигнал на кллаксон
(signal na kllakson)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Chinese Mandarin :
嘟嘟響 /嘟嘟响
(dūdū xiǎng)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Chinese Mandarin :
嘟嘟聲 /嘟嘟声
(dūdū shēng)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Chinese Mandarin :
嘟
(dū)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Chinese Mandarin :
嘟嘟
(dūdū)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Dutch :
getoeter
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Finnish :
tööttäys
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
French :
klaxon
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Mongolian :
яндангийн дуу
(jandangiin duu)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Portuguese :
buzina
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Russian :
гудо́к
(gudók)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Russian :
клаксо́н
(klaksón)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Russian :
сигна́л
(signál)
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Swedish :
tut
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Tagalog :
pugak
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Vietnamese :
tiếng còi xe
— the sound produced by a typical car horn
Bulgarian :
крякане
(krjakane)
— the cry of a goose
Catalan :
nyec
— the cry of a goose
Dutch :
gesnater
— the cry of a goose
Dutch :
gekwaak
— the cry of a goose
Dutch :
gegaggel
— the cry of a goose
Finnish :
toitotus
— the cry of a goose
French :
cacardement
— the cry of a goose
German :
gack
— the cry of a goose
Hungarian :
gá
— the cry of a goose
Norwegian :
gakk
— the cry of a goose
Norwegian :
rapp
— the cry of a goose
Portuguese :
grasno
— the cry of a goose
Russian :
га-га-га́
(ga-ga-gá)
— the cry of a goose
Scottish Gaelic :
ràc
— the cry of a goose
Tagalog :
kakak
— the cry of a goose
Welsh :
clegar
— the cry of a goose
Arabic :
طَوَّط
(ṭawwaṭ)
— to use a car horn
Arabic :
زمّر
(zammar)
— to use a car horn
Catalan :
tocar la botzina
— to use a car horn
Catalan :
tocar el clàxon
— to use a car horn
Catalan :
pitar
— to use a car horn
Chinese Mandarin :
嘟嘟響 /嘟嘟响
(dūdū xiǎng)
— to use a car horn
Dutch :
toeteren
— to use a car horn
Dutch :
claxonneren
— to use a car horn
Dutch :
trompen
— to use a car horn
Esperanto :
hupi
— to use a car horn
Finnish :
töötätä
— to use a car horn
Finnish :
soittaa torvea
— to use a car horn
French :
klaxonner
— to use a car horn
German :
hupen
— to use a car horn
German :
tuten
— to use a car horn
Greek :
κορνάρω
(kornáro)
— to use a car horn
Hebrew :
צָפַר
(tzafár)
— to use a car horn
Hungarian :
dudál
— to use a car horn
Indonesian :
membunyikan klakson
— to use a car horn
Italian :
suonare il clacson
— to use a car horn
Italian :
clacsonare
— to use a car horn
Japanese :
なく
— to use a car horn
Korean :
경적을 울리다
(gyeongjeogeul ullida)
— to use a car horn
Malay :
mengehon
— to use a car horn
Mongolian :
чагнаалдах
(čagnaaldax)
— to use a car horn
Norwegian :
tute
— to use a car horn
Polish :
trąbić
— to use a car horn
Portuguese :
buzinar
— to use a car horn
Romanian :
claxona
— to use a car horn
Russian :
гуде́ть
(gudétʹ)
— to use a car horn
Russian :
сигна́лить
(signálitʹ)
— to use a car horn
Russian :
биби́кать
(bibíkatʹ)
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
pitar
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
tocar la bocina
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
tocar el claxon
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
dar un bocinazo
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
fotutear
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
bocinear
— to use a car horn
Spanish :
bocinar
— to use a car horn
Swedish :
tuta
— to use a car horn
Swedish :
signalera
— to use a car horn
Tagalog :
bumusina
— to use a car horn
Tagalog :
businahan
— to use a car horn
Turkish :
korna çalmak
— to use a car horn
Vietnamese :
bóp còi
— to use a car horn
Bashkir :
ҡаңғылдау
(qañğıldaw)
— to honk like a goose
Bulgarian :
крякам
(krjakam)
— to honk like a goose
Catalan :
cuclejar
— to honk like a goose
Dutch :
gaggelen
— to honk like a goose
Dutch :
snateren
— to honk like a goose
Dutch :
kwaken
— to honk like a goose
Finnish :
toitottaa
— to honk like a goose
French :
cacarder
— to honk like a goose
German :
schnattern
— to honk like a goose
Hungarian :
gágog
— to honk like a goose
Italian :
starnazzare
— to honk like a goose
Japanese :
鳴く
(naku)
— to honk like a goose
Norwegian :
gakke
— to honk like a goose
Polish :
gęgać
— to honk like a goose
Portuguese :
grasnar
— to honk like a goose
Russian :
гогота́ть
(gogotátʹ)
— to honk like a goose
Welsh :
clegar
— to honk like a goose