Beep

Quick meaning: Beep is a noun meaning The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A short, electronically produced tone.
2. A message sent to a pager device.
3. (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
4. (intransitive, transitive) To produce a beep sound.
5. (transitive) To contact (someone) via a pager device.
6. (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
7. (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.

Example Sentences

I got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night

Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.

He should have been here at two-fifteen the way he drove. I beeped him, but he didn't ring back.

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

Word Forms

• beeps
• beeping
• beeped

Synonyms for beep

Depending on context, synonyms include bleep, blip, boop, chirp, meep, peep.

Antonyms for beep

Common opposites include humming, reverb, skronk, wah-wah.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include toot, honk, bleep, claxon, blare, bip.

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