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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

honk
    n 1: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
    v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn:
         honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]
    2: use the horn of a car [syn: honk, claxon]
    3: cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" [syn: honk,
       cronk]
    4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
       drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
       continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
       last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
       sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
       puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
       regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Honk \Honk\ (h[o^][ng]k), n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zool.)
   The cry of a wild goose. -- Honk"ing, n.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Honk \Honk\ (h[o^][ng]k), n.
   1. To make a sound like the honk of a goose.
      [PJC]

   2. Specifically: To sound the horn on an automobile or other
      motor vehicle.
      [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for Honk:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bay, beep, bell, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow the horn, bray, bugle, cackle, call, carol, caw, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, clarion, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, drum, fanfare, flourish of trumpets, gabble, gaggle, gobble, guggle, hoo, hoot, peal, peep, pip, pipe, quack, roll, scold, shriek, sing, sound, sound a tattoo, sound taps, squawk, squeal, tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, toot, tootle, trill, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet call, tweedle, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, whistle, wind

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