[syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Honk \Honk\ (h[o^][ng]k), n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zool.)
The cry of a wild goose. -- Honk"ing, n.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Honk \Honk\ (h[o^][ng]k), n.
1. To make a sound like the honk of a goose.
[PJC]
2. Specifically: To sound the horn on an automobile or other
motor vehicle.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
honk
n 1: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn:
honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]
2: use the horn of a car [syn: honk, claxon]
3: cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" [syn: honk,
cronk]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]