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HONK
honk
(noun) the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; “After drinking too much, the students vomited”; “He purged continuously”; “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”
honk, cronk
(verb) cry like a goose; “The geese were honking”
honk, claxon
(verb) use the horn of a car
honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
(verb) make a loud noise; “The horns of the taxis blared”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
honk (third-person singular simple present honks, present participle honking, simple past and past participle honked)
(transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.
(intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
(intransitive) To make the vocal sound of a goose.
(slang) To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.
(slang) To have a bad smell.
(informal) To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.
Noun
honk (countable and uncountable, plural honks)
The sound produced by a typical car horn.
The cry of a goose.
(informal) A bad smell.
Interjection
honk
Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.
Etymology 2
Noun
honk (plural honks)
Clipping of honky.
Anagrams
• Kohn, khon
Source: Wiktionary
Honk, n. Etym: [Of imitative origin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The cry of a wild goose.
– Honk"ing, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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