Honk (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The driver was annoyed by the people setting off fireworks that would honk loudly throughout the night.
- She was startled as the motorcycle suddenly honked its horn behind her.
- The vehicle's horn would honk continuously if you pressed on it for too long.
- During rush hour the cars would honk impatiently, expecting other drivers to move faster.
- The loud noise started to hurt her ears as the bus honked for several seconds non-stop.
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Meaning 2
Cry like a goose; "The geese were honking".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The geese were honking loudly as they flew across the pond in migration.
- During her birthday surprise the children's noise startled their mom who burst out and began to honk when she couldn't hold her tears.
- Outside the hospital a sobbing woman couldn't contain her emotions and started to honk when her doctor revealed the news.
- The excited children began to honk with laughter as the clown at the birthday show began his tricks.
- Their joyful mom started to honk when her only child born blind, began talking and walked the first time in her 3 years.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The patient began to honk up the medicine the nurse gave him shortly after administration.
- Drinking spoiled milk made her honk up her breakfast on the floor.
- When he ate the spicy burrito, he couldn't help but honk up lunch in the bathroom.
- The smell of the rotten fish made her honk up her snack on the spot.
- After eating bad seafood, she spent the night at home and constantly honked up into the toilet.
Synonyms
- Cast
- Vomit Up
- Purge
- Sick
- Retch
- Chuck
- Spew
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Throw Up
- Regorge
- Spue
- Regurgitate
- Upchuck
- Disgorge
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Meaning 4
Use the horn of a car.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The driver honked his car horn impatiently at the slow-moving traffic.
- She honked the horn to alert the pedestrian stepping off the curb.
- The truck driver honked his horn loudly after another vehicle cut him off.
- He forgot to unlock the car door, so he simply honked the horn to get his friend's attention.
- The frustrated driver continuously honked his horn at the intersection during the traffic jam.