beep

Meaning

Noun

1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
2. A short, electronically produced tone.
3. A message sent to a pager device.
4. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

Verb

1. To sound (something that makes a beep).
2. (informal) To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts
3. To produce a beep.
4. To contact (someone via) a pager device.
5. To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

Synonyms

bleep

claxon

toot

tone

honk

blare

buzz

tweet

squeak

tootle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biːp/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.