Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To use a car horn.

    They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.

    hupen, tuten

    гуде́тьgudétʹ, сигна́литьsignálitʹ, биби́катьbibíkatʹ

    use the horn of a car

  2. (intransitive)To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

  3. (intransitive)To make the vocal sound of a goose.

    schnattern

    гогота́тьgogotátʹ

    cry like a goose

  4. (intransitive, slang)To vomit.

  5. (Australia, UK, slang)To have a bad smell.

  6. (informal)To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.

    She honked my titties.

Examples

85 sentences
  1. Tom honked the horn.

    Том просигналив.

    deTom hupte.

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  2. Tom honked at Mary.

    Том посигналив Мері.

    ruТом посигналил Мэри.

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  3. Honk the horn.

    Посигналь.

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  4. Tom continued to honk the horn.

    deTom hupte weiter.

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  5. Tom honked his horn three times.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to use a car horn:
to honk like a goose:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to use a car horn:
to honk like a goose:

Forms

honks, honking, honked, honked
Base formhonk · to honk
3rd person singularhonks
Present participlehonking
Past simplehonked
Past participlehonked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhonk
he, she, ithonks

Past simpleLesson

all personshonked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave honked
he, she, ithas honked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill honk

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedhonker

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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