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honk en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hɔŋk/ (General-American)
  • /hɒŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /hɑŋk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.

Translations (7)

hy պիբիբ (Translations) · ru бип (Translations) · pt fom (Translations) · ru би (Translations) · nl toet (Translations) · pt fom fom (Translations) · pt fom-fom (Translations)

honk en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hɔŋk/ (General-American)
  • /hɒŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /hɑŋk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.
    • The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform. 1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States:Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 424:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The cry of a goose or similar bird.
  3. (Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable) A bad smell.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
honks Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

pong · stink

Translations (32)

nl gegaggel (the cry of a goose) · fr cacardement (the cry of a goose) · ru клаксо́н (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · no gakk (the cry of a goose) · ca nyec (the cry of a goose) · pt grasno (the cry of a goose) · nl getoeter (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · bg сигнал на кллаксон (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · nl gesnater (the cry of a goose) · cmn 嘟嘟聲 /嘟嘟声 (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · fi toitotus (the cry of a goose) · mn яндангийн дуу (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · tl pugak (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · pt buzina (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · cmn(the sound produced by a typical car horn) · de gack (the cry of a goose) · ru гудо́к (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · hu(the cry of a goose) · gd ràc (the cry of a goose) · tl kakak (the cry of a goose) · nl gekwaak (the cry of a goose) · bg крякане (the cry of a goose) · cy clegar (the cry of a goose) · cmn 嘟嘟 (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · fr klaxon (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · no rapp (the cry of a goose) · ru сигна́л (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · fi tööttäys (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · sv tut (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · vi tiếng còi xe (the sound produced by a typical car horn) · ru га-га-га́ (the cry of a goose) · cmn 嘟嘟響 /嘟嘟响 (the sound produced by a typical car horn)

honk en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hɔŋk/ (General-American)
  • /hɒŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /hɑŋk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To use a car horn.
    • They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.
  2. (intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
  3. (intransitive) To make the vocal sound of a goose.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
    • WAYNE: Phil, what are you doing here? You're partied out, man. Again. GARTH: What if he honks in the car? 1992, Wayne's World (film):
  5. (Australia, UK, slang) To have a bad smell.
  6. (informal) To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.
    • She honked my titties.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
honking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
honked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
honked Tense=Past lexicographic
honks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

honking · honk it on · honker · honk off

Synonyms

pong · stink

Translations (62)

nl gaggelen (to honk like a goose) · fi toitottaa (to honk like a goose) · pt grasnar (to honk like a goose) · pl trąbić (to use a car horn) · de tuten (to use a car horn) · no tute (to use a car horn) · it suonare il clacson (to use a car horn) · id membunyikan klakson (to use a car horn) · nl kwaken (to honk like a goose) · ca tocar la botzina (to use a car horn) · es tocar la bocina (to use a car horn) · ro claxona (to use a car horn) · ru сигна́лить (to use a car horn) · ru гуде́ть (to use a car horn) · ko 경적을 울리다 (to use a car horn) · ms mengehon (to use a car horn) · nl toeteren (to use a car horn) · acw طَوَّط (to use a car horn) · de hupen (to use a car horn) · es bocinear (to use a car horn) · es fotutear (to use a car horn) · hu dudál (to use a car horn) · ja 鳴く (to honk like a goose) · es pitar (to use a car horn) · eo hupi (to use a car horn) · vi bóp còi (to use a car horn) · fi töötätä (to use a car horn) · tl bumusina (to use a car horn) · ru биби́кать (to use a car horn) · ajp زمّر (to use a car horn) · es dar un bocinazo (to use a car horn) · hu gágog (to honk like a goose) · fi soittaa torvea (to use a car horn) · cmn 嘟嘟響 /嘟嘟响 (to use a car horn) · fr klaxonner (to use a car horn) · el κορνάρω (to use a car horn) · fr cacarder (to honk like a goose) · ru гогота́ть (to honk like a goose) · sv signalera (to use a car horn) · ca pitar (to use a car horn) · pl gęgać (to honk like a goose) · nl snateren (to honk like a goose) · nl trompen (to use a car horn) · pt buzinar (to use a car horn) · it starnazzare (to honk like a goose) · he צָפַר (to use a car horn) · tr korna çalmak (to use a car horn) · bg крякам (to honk like a goose) · nl claxonneren (to use a car horn) · it clacsonare (to use a car horn) · es tocar el claxon (to use a car horn) · tl businahan (to use a car horn) · sv tuta (to use a car horn) · es bocinar (to use a car horn) · de schnattern (to honk like a goose) · mn чагнаалдах (to use a car horn) · ca tocar el clàxon (to use a car horn) · cy clegar (to honk like a goose) · ja なく (to use a car horn) · no gakke (to honk like a goose) · ba ҡаңғылдау (to honk like a goose) · ca cuclejar (to honk like a goose)

honk en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of honky.
    alt of honky

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
honks Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

honk-shoo