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beep

/biːp/

noun

Meaning

  • The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

  • A short, electronically produced tone.

Synonyms

bleep

verb

Meaning

  • To sound (something that makes a beep).

    "The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns."

  • To have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts

    "Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers."

  • To produce a beep.

  • To contact (someone via) a pager device.

  • Telephoning a person, but only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

    "Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call."

Synonyms

honk,
hoot,
sound,
toot,
flash,
fuck,
sleep with