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(bēp)

noun

the brief, high-pitched sound of a horn, as on an automobile or bicycle
a brief, high-pitched electronic signal, used in warning, direction-finding, etc.

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb

to make such a sound

transitive verb

to cause to make such a sound

See beep in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sound or a signal, as from a horn or an electronic device.

verb beeped, beep·ing, beeps

verb, intransitive

To make a beep.

verb, transitive

To cause to make a beep.
To call, summon, or warn by means of a beeper.

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Origin: Imitative

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