English dictionary
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English noun: honk | |||
| 1. | honk (event) the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cry | ||
English verb: honk | |||
| 1. | honk (perception) make a loud noise | ||
| Samples | The horns of the taxis blared. | ||
| Synonyms | beep, blare, claxon, toot | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tootle | ||
| 2. | honk (communication) use the horn of a car | ||
| Synonyms | claxon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make noise, noise, resound | ||
| 3. | honk (communication) cry like a goose | ||
| Samples | The geese were honking. | ||
| Synonyms | cronk | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| 4. | honk (body) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||
| Samples | After drinking too much, the students vomited. He purged continuously. The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night. | ||
| Synonyms | barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Antonyms | keep down | ||
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