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beep

Pronunciation: /biːp/

The English word “beep” has 11 meanings listed here.

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”).
  5. A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
  6. A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck
  7. Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants

verb

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

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