Bleep (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Synonyms:
beep; bleep
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bleep" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Derivation:
bleep (emit a single short high-pitched signal)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Emit a single short high-pitched signal
Example:
The computer bleeped away
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "bleep" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
bleep (a short high tone produced as a signal or warning)