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honk

/ honk /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
Type of:
cry
Derived:
cronk
verb Sense 2
cry like a goose
"The geese were honking"
Type of:
utter emit let out
Derived:
honker Canada goose Canadian goose Branta canadensis
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
use the horn of a car
Type of:
make noise resound noise
Derived:
klaxon claxon honker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
make a loud noise
"The horns of the taxis blared"
Type of:
sound go
Kinds of:
tootle
Derived:
toot klaxon claxon beep bleep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
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"
Opposites:
keep down
Type of:
excrete egest eliminate
Derived:
vomit vomiting emesis regurgitation disgorgement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

cry utter emit let out make noise resound noise sound go tootle excrete egest