honk

  • 11honk — ☆ honk [hôŋk, häŋk ] n. [echoic] 1. the call of a wild goose 2. any similar sound, as that of an automobile horn vi. to make any such sound vt. 1. to express by honking 2. to sound (an automobile horn) honker n …

    English World dictionary

  • 12honk|er — «HONG kuhr, HNG », noun. a person or thing that honks, especially the common wild goose of North America: »More than a hundred of the big grey honkers had wintered in the cove…but each day a V of 30 or 40 birds took off, circled, and disappeared… …

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  • 13Honk! — Infobox Musical name = Honk! subtitle = image size = caption = music = George Stiles lyrics = Anthony Drewe book = Anthony Drewe basis = The Ugly Duckling story by Hans Christian Andersen productions = 1993 Newbury, UK 1997 Scarborough, UK 1999… …

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  • 14honk — [[t]hɒ̱ŋk[/t]] honks, honking, honked 1) V ERG If you honk the horn of a vehicle or if the horn honks, you make the horn produce a short loud sound. [V n] Drivers honked their horns in solidarity with the peace marchers... Horns honk. An angry… …

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  • 15honk — UK [hɒŋk] / US [hɑŋk] verb Word forms honk : present tense I/you/we/they honk he/she/it honks present participle honking past tense honked past participle honked 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a loud noise using a horn, especially the horn… …

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  • 16honk — 1. n. a drinking spree; a toot. □ Jed’s last honk lasted nearly a week. □ The guys went off on the honk to end all honks. 2. n. a white male; a honky. (Black. Not necessarily derogatory.) D Who’s the honk who keeps driving by? □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 17honk — 1. verb a) To use a car horn. They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk. b) To make a sound like a car horn. Honk! she said, beaming reassuringly through the window and flapping her arms. 2 …

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  • 18honk — verb Honk is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑goose, ↑horn Honk is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horn …

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  • 19honk — I. vb 1. to vomit. The term is echoic and has existed in British slang since the 1950s. 2. to stink. Related to the Liverpudlian ronk, this sense of the word is wide spread in Australia and not unknown in Britain. 3. to drink (to excess). A… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 20honk — [[t]hɒŋk, hɔŋk[/t]] n. 1) anb the cry of a goose 2) any similar sound, as of an automobile horn 3) to emit a honk 4) to cause an automobile horn to sound 5) to cause (an automobile horn) to sound • Etymology: 1790–1800, amer.; imit. honk′er, n …

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