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beep

/biːp/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about beep at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
  2. A short, electronically produced tone.
  3. A message sent to a pager device.

verb

  1. To produce a beep sound.
    The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
  2. To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
    Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
  3. To contact (someone) via a pager device.

noun

  1. A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
  2. A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck
  3. Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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