DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

beep

[ beep ]
/ bip /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR beep ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
one of the periodic signals sounded by a beeper.

verb (used without object)

to make or emit such a sound: When the timer beeps, take the cake out of the oven.

verb (used with object)

to sound (a horn, warning signal, etc.): impatient drivers beeping their horns.
to announce, warn, summon, etc., by beeping: The doctor was beeped to call the hospital.

Words related to beep

ding, signal, warning, tone, bleep, warn, call, page, summon

Words nearby beep

been had, been there, done that, been to the wars, been-there done-that, beento, beep, beeper, beer, beer and skittles, beer belly, beer bust

Origin of beep

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for beep

British Dictionary definitions for beep

beep
/ (biːp) /

noun

a short high-pitched sound, esp one made by the horn of a car, bicycle, etc, or by electronic apparatus

verb

to make or cause to make such a noise

Derived forms of beep

beeper, noun

Word Origin for beep

C20: of imitative origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012