English
beep
Pronunciation Noun

beep (plural beeps)

  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. (computing) Synonym of bell.
Synonyms Translations Translations Verb

beep (beeps, present participle beeping; simple past and past participle beeped)

  1. (transitive) To sound (something that makes a beep).
    The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
    Coordinate terms: boop, bop
  2. (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts
    Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
  3. (intransitive) To produce a beep.
  4. (transitive) To contact (someone via) a pager device.
  5. (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
    Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
Synonyms Translations Noun

beep (plural beeps)

  1. (US, military, slang, dated, WWII) A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
  2. (US, military, slang, dated, WWII, by extension) A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck
  3. (US, military, slang, dated, WWII) Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants


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