CLAXON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does claxon mean? 

• CLAXON (noun)
  The noun CLAXON has 1 sense:

1. a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

  Familiarity information: CLAXON used as a noun is very rare.

• CLAXON (verb)
  The verb CLAXON has 2 senses:

1. make a loud noise

2. use the horn of a car

  Familiarity information: CLAXON used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLAXON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

claxon; klaxon

Hypernyms ("claxon" is a kind of...):

horn (an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)

Derivation:

claxon (use the horn of a car)

claxon (make a loud noise)

• CLAXON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a loud noise

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

beep; blare; claxon; honk; toot

Context example:

The horns of the taxis blared

Hypernyms (to "claxon" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "claxon"):

tootle (play (a musical instrument) casually)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

claxon (a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Use the horn of a car

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

claxon; honk

Hypernyms (to "claxon" is one way to...):

make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

claxon (a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles)