English noun: Ping | |||
1. | Ping (object) a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya | ||
Synonyms | Ping River | ||
Instance hypernym | river | ||
Part meronym | Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand | ||
2. | ping (event) a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
English verb: ping | |||
1. | ping (contact) hit with a pinging noise | ||
Samples | The bugs pinged the lamp shade. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||
2. | ping (perception) sound like a car engine that is firing too early | ||
Samples | The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline. The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded. | ||
Synonyms | knock, pink | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
3. | ping (perception) make a short high-pitched sound | ||
Samples | The bullet pinged when they struck the car. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
4. | ping (communication) contact, usually in order to remind of something | ||
Samples | I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contact, get hold of, get through, reach | ||
5. | ping (communication) send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active | ||
Samples | Ping your machine in the office. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contact, get hold of, get through, reach | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||