beep

About 0.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
2. noun A short, electronically produced tone.
3. noun A message sent to a pager device.
4. noun Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
5. verb To produce a beep sound.

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

6. verb To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.

   Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.

7. verb To contact (someone) via a pager device.
8. verb To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

   Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.

Similar words

toot honk bleep claxon blare bip beeper hum buzzer ding

Often followed by

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Word family

beeped beeping beeps