| VERB | contact | ping | hit with a pinging noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | ping, pink, knock | sound like a car engine that is firing too early | |
| perception | ping | make a short high-pitched sound | |
| communication | ping | contact, usually in order to remind of something | |
| communication | ping | send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active | |
| NOUN | object | Ping, Ping River | a river in western Thailand |
| event | ping | a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) |
| Sounds | pih'ng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Ping River | |
| Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
| Part of | Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam | A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula |
| Meaning | A sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | ping, sonido metálico | |
| Verbs | ping | hit with a pinging noise |
| ping | make a short high-pitched sound | |
| ping | sound like a car engine that is firing too early | |
| Meaning | hit with a pinging noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" | |
| Broader | hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against |
| Nouns | ping | a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) |
| Meaning | sound like a car engine that is firing too early. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline" | |
| Synonyms | pink, knock | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Catalan | tintinabular | |
| Nouns | ping | a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) |
| Meaning | make a short high-pitched sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the bullet pinged when they struck the car" | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Catalan | sonar a metall colpejat | |
| Nouns | ping | a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) |
| Meaning | contact, usually in order to remind of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" | |
| Broader | reach, get through, get hold of, contact | Be in or establish communication with |
| Spanish | hacer presente, recordar | |
| Meaning | send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "ping your machine in the office" | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | reach, get through, get hold of, contact | Be in or establish communication with |
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