bleep Definition
bleep (blēp)
noun
- beep
- a recording, as of an electronic tone, over a segment of a soundtrack, as for covering an expletive
- a word substituted as a euphemism for such an expletive, vulgar or taboo word, etc.
Etymology: echoic
intransitive verb
transitive verb
to censor (something said), as in a telecast, by substituting a beep
used to suggest the sound of the beep: used esp. to substitute for an expletive spoken in a broadcast or telecast
bleep Usage Examples
Object
- noise: An Undergraduate's Day There was a loud bleeping noise from the computer.
- sound: He picked up the telephone receiver and heard the bleeping sound.
- pharmacist: Out of hours ( 5pm to 9am ) ask the switchboard ( 0845 226 3000 ) to bleep the on-call Pharmacist.
Converse of object
- hear: The recipient will then hear a bleep, then receive your message on screen, with a short header attached.
- give: I continued my search with it set on zero, knowing the Iron would give a double bleep.
- have: Early afternoon I had a single bleep from my left hand rod.
- emit: It emits bleeps at half-second intervals and has a range of between 20 and 30 meters.
- make: The toads live in underground burrows and make electronic bleeps audible from a distance of 30 meters.
Adjective modifier
- audible: It also has an audible BLEEP for heart rate training zone alarm.
- electronic: The toads live in underground burrows and make electronic bleeps audible from a distance of 30 meters.
- single: Early afternoon I had a single bleep from my left hand rod.
- short: An incoming call produces a short bleep initially, then a full ringing sound.
- double: I continued my search with it set on zero, knowing the Iron would give a double bleep.
Modifies a noun
- test: Most of the squad had taken part in a bleep test in the final training session of last season.
- number: Bleep number or " on Ward No: between 9.00 - 11.00 " ).
- holder: If there is a clinical problem contact your normal bleep holder who will pass this to the control team.
Modifying Another Word
- not: If it does not bleep, I look at the meter and make a judgment.
- just: For example, 1 x 5 mins 1 x 3 mins, then repeat, or just bleep every 5 mins.
- away: I don't recall hearing any vacuum cleaners, but tills were in evidence bleeping away.
Noun used with modifier
emergency: Please do not use the emergency bleep number for non-urgent matters.
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