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BLEEP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bleep mean?
• BLEEP (noun)
The noun BLEEP has 1 sense:
1. a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Familiarity information: BLEEP used as a noun is very rare.
• BLEEP (verb)
The verb BLEEP has 1 sense:
1. emit a single short high-pitched signal
Familiarity information: BLEEP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
beep; bleep
Hypernyms ("bleep" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Derivation:
bleep (emit a single short high-pitched signal)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Emit a single short high-pitched signal
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The computer bleeped away
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)
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