beep

4 definitions • 4 examples

(to cause) to make a short, loud sound:

The cab driver beeped (his horn) impatiently at the cyclist.

I don't like those watches that keep beeping every hour.

to call someone, for example a doctor, by sending a signal to a beeper that they carry

a short, loud sound, especially made by something electronic:

The voice on the answering machine said "Please leave a message after the beep".

to make a high, brief, mechanical sound or series of sounds, or cause a device to make such a sound:

[ I ] The computer started beeping, so I knew something was wrong.