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beep.

The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/biːp/
  1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

  2. A short, electronically produced tone.

  3. A message sent to a pager device.

  4. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb/biːp/
  1. To produce a beep sound.

    intransitive · transitive
    The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
  2. To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.

    euphemistic · informal · transitive
    Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
  3. To contact (someone) via a pager device.

    transitive
  4. To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

    transitive
    Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun/biːp/
  1. A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck

    US · dated · slang
  2. A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck

    US · broadly · dated · slang
  3. Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants

    US · dated · slang
Where this word comes from

Blend of big + jeep. From being bigger versions of the general purpose superlight truck, the Willys MB "Jeep".

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.