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What does honk mean?

Definitions for honk
hɒŋk, hɔŋkhonk

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word honk.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. honkverb

    the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)

  2. honk, blare, beep, claxon, tootverb

    make a loud noise

    "The horns of the taxis blared"

  3. honk, claxonverb

    use the horn of a car

  4. honk, cronkverb

    cry like a goose

    "The geese were honking"

  5. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw upverb

    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"

GCIDE

  1. Honknoun

    To make a sound like the honk of a goose.

  2. Honknoun

    Specifically: To sound the horn on an automobile or other motor vehicle.

Wiktionary

  1. honknoun

    The sound produced by a typical car horn.

  2. honknoun

    The cry of a goose.

  3. honkverb

    To use a car horn.

    They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.

  4. honkverb

    To make a sound like a car horn.

  5. honkverb

    To make the sound of a goose.

    "Honk!" she said, beaming reassuringly through the window and flapping her arms.

ChatGPT

  1. honk

    Honk is a term generally used to describe the sound produced by a goose or the loud sound made by a car horn. As a verb, it refers to the action of creating such a sound.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Honknoun

    the cry of a wild goose

  2. Etymology: [Of imitative origin.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Honk

    hongk, n. the cry of the wild goose.—v.t. to give the cry of the wild goose. [Imit.]

CrunchBase

  1. Honk

    Honk enables the social aspect of car shopping and buying online by leveraging existing social networks and providing applications and content to drive meaningful conversations among peers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of honk in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of honk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of honk in a Sentence

  1. Amber Gilleylen:

    His only complaint was' it makes me sad that people would rather fly by and honk at a disabled person rather than to lend a hand, we need to be caring for each other and helping each other out.

  2. Julie Wojtko -RRB- Saenz:

    I didnt go out on Sunday for people to say thank you or to honk at me or for my own self-recognition because that defeats the whole purpose of what the Bataan March [represents], people always say theyre never forgotten but I like to put action into those words because it brings more meaning to me.

  3. Anne Meyer:

    Mostly people honk or give a thumbs up, our fear is that we don't want people to get in the way. We aren't trying to make it a celebrity status, because Plowy McPlowface has a job to do, and we want to make sure they can get the job done.

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  • tuten, hupen, schnattern, gackGerman
  • bocinazoSpanish
  • toitotus, tööttäys, töötätä, soittaa torvea, toitottaaFinnish
  • klaxon, klaxonnerFrench
  • gágog, gá, dudálHungarian
  • suonare il clacsonItalian
  • なく, 鳴くJapanese
  • яндангийн дуу, чагнаалдахMongolian
  • tute, gakk, gakke, rappNorwegian
  • grasnar, buzinar, buzina, grasnoPortuguese
  • га-га-га, сигналить, гудеть, клаксон, гудок, гоготать, сигналRussian
  • tutaSwedish

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