HyperDic: honk

English > 5 senses of the word honk:
VERBperceptionhonk, blare, beep, claxon, tootmake a loud noise
communicationhonk, claxonuse the horn of a car
communicationhonk, cronkcry like a goose
bodyhonk, vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, regurgitate, throw upeject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
NOUNeventhonkthe cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
honk > pronunciation
Soundshhaa'ngk; hhao'ngk
Rhymesbonk ... wank: 8 rhymes with aangk...
English > honk: 5 senses > noun 1, event
MeaningThe cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this).
BroadercryThe characteristic utterance of an animal
Spanishgraznido
Catalancrit de l'oca, cucleig
Verbshonkcry like a goose
English > honk: 5 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaningmake a loud noise.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonymsblare, beep, claxon, toot
NarrowertootlePlay (a musical instrument) casually
Broadersound, gomake a certain noise or sound
Spanishpitar, tocar el claxon, tocar la bocina
Catalanressonar, sonar, tocar
Nounshonkera driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
English > honk: 5 senses > verb 2, communication
MeaningUse the horn of a car.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymclaxon
Broadermake noise, resound, noiseemit a noise
Spanishdar un bocinazo
Nounshonkera driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
English > honk: 5 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaningcry like a goose.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Example"The geese were honking"
Synonymcronk
Broaderutter, emit, let out, let looseExpress audibly
Spanishdar bocinazos, graznar
Catalanclacar
Nounshonkthe cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
honkercommon greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
English > honk: 5 senses > verb 4, body
MeaningEject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsvomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, regurgitate, throw up
Broaderexcrete, egest, eliminate, passEliminate from the body
Oppositekeep downmanage not to throw up
Spanisharrojar, devolver, vomitar, vómito
Catalanperbocar, regurgitar, vomitar

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