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| honk [ hongk ] |
noun (plural honks) |
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1. sound of car horn: the sound made by a car horn
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2. cry of goose: the raucous sound made by a goose
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3. sound resembling goose or car horn: any sound, e.g. a laugh or a blowing of the nose, that resembles the sound made by a goose or a car horn
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verb (past and past participle honked, present participle honk·ing, 3rd person present singular honks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb sound car horn: to cause a car horn to make a honk
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2. intransitive verb produce honk: to let out or give out a honk
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| [Mid-19th century. An imitation of the sound] |
