beep

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bēp, IPA: /biːp/, SAMPA: /bi:p/

  Rhymes: -iːp

[edit] Noun

beep (plural beeps)

1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
2. A short, electronically produced tone.

[edit] Translations

the sound of a the horn of a car

• Swedish: tut

electronically produced tone

• Swedish: tut, pip
• French: bip

[edit] Synonyms

• (electronically produced): bleep

[edit] Verb

to beep (third-person singular simple present beeps, present participle beeping, simple past and past participle beeped)

1. (transitive) To sound (something that makes a beep).

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

2. (transitive) To have intercourse (with)

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

3. (intransitive) To produce a beep.

[edit] Synonyms

• (sound (a car horn)): honk, hoot, sound, toot
• to have intercourse with, have sex with, fuck

[edit] See also

• pip