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English Dictionary: Honk by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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
    Synonym(s): honk, claxon
  3. cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
    Antonym(s): keep down
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honk \Honk\, n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The cry of a wild goose. -- {Honk"ing}, n.
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