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honk
(hôngk, hŏngk)n.
1. The raucous, resonant sound characteristic of a wild goose.
2.
a. A sound similar to a goose's honk: blew a loud honk on the bass saxophone.
b. The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle.
v. honked, honk·ing, honks
v.intr.
To emit a honk.
v.tr.
To cause (a horn) to produce a honk.
[Imitative.]
honk′er n.
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honk
(hɒŋk)n
1. a representation of the sound made by a goose
2. any sound resembling this, esp a motor horn
3. slang Brit and Austral a bad smell
vb
4. to make or cause (something) to make such a sound
5. (intr) Brit a slang word for vomit
6. slang Brit and Austral to have a bad smell
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honk
(hɒŋk, hɔŋk)n.
1. the cry of a goose.
2. any similar sound, as of an automobile horn.
v.i. 3. to emit a honk.
4. to cause an automobile horn to sound.
v.t. 5. to cause (an automobile horn) to sound.
[1790–1800, Amer.; imitative]
honk′er, n.
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honk
Past participle: honked
Gerund: honking
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| Noun | 1. |  honk - the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
| Verb | 1. |  honk - make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"tootle - play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody" |
| 2. | honk - use the horn of a car | |
| 3. | honk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" | |
| 4. |  honk - 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" |
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Translations
قاقَة الأوزيُطْلِقُ بوق السيّارَه
gagagahoukattú tú
dytdyttetruttrutte
dudálgágágogvadlibagágogás
flauta; gargagarg; flaut
gagenimasgagentisignalasspausti
kliedzienskliegttaurēšanataurēt
gá-gátú-tú
trobiti
tuta
kaz sesiklakson çalmakklakson sesi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
honk
[ˈhɒŋk] vi [driver] → klaxonner
vt
to honk one's horn [driver] → klaxonnerhonky-tonk [ˈhɒŋkitɒŋk] n
to honk one's horn [driver] → klaxonnerhonky-tonk [ˈhɒŋkitɒŋk] n
(US) (= bar, club) → bastringue m
(= music) → musique f de bastringue
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
honk
[hɒŋk]1. vi (car) → suonare il clacson; (goose) → schiamazzare
2. n (of horn) → colpo di clacson
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
honk
(hoŋk) noun (a sound like) the cry of a goose or the sound of a motor-car horn.
verb to make such a noise. Don't honk that horn any more – you'll disturb the neighbours.
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