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honk.

To use a car horn.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/hɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/hɑŋk/General-American/hɔŋk/General-American
  1. To use a car horn.

    intransitive · transitive
    They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.
  2. To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

    intransitive
  3. To make the vocal sound of a goose.

    intransitive
  4. To vomit.

    intransitive · slang
  5. To have a bad smell.

    Australia · UK · slang
  6. To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.

    informal
    She honked my titties.
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun/hɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/hɑŋk/General-American/hɔŋk/General-American
  1. The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The cry of a goose or similar bird.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A bad smell.

    Australia · UK · countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

intj/hɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/hɑŋk/General-American/hɔŋk/General-American
  1. Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun
  1. Clipping of honky.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
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