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 honk honk /ˈhɔŋk/

noun

  1. The cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)  ( honk )
    the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)

verb

  1. [Informal, British] Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth  ( barf [Informal] , be sick , cast , cat [Informal] , chuck [Informal] , disgorge , honk [Informal, British] , puke [Vulgar] , purge , regorge [Archaic] , regurgitate , sick , spew [Informal] , spue [Archaic] , upchuck [Informal, N. American] , vomit up , boak [Dialect, UK] , boke [Dialect, UK] , chuck up [Informal, British] , chunder [Informal, British] , keck [Informal] , retch , throw up , vomit , vom [Informal] )
    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
     After drinking too much, the students vomited
    After drinking too much, the students vomited
     He purged continuously
    He purged continuously
     The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
    The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
  2. Cry like a goose  ( cronk , honk )
    cry like a goose
     The geese were honking
    The geese were honking
  3. Use the horn of a car  ( claxon , honk )
    use the horn of a car
  4. Make a loud noise  ( beep , blare , claxon , honk , toot )
    make a loud noise
     The horns of the taxis blared
    The horns of the taxis blared