Associations to the word «Honk»
Noun
Wiktionary
HONK, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To use a car horn.
HONK, verb. (intransitive) To make a sound like a car horn.
HONK, verb. (intransitive) To make the sound of a goose.
HONK, verb. (informal) To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.
HONK, noun. The sound produced by a typical car horn.
HONK, noun. The cry of a goose.
HONK, interjection. Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.
HONK OFF, verb. To annoy.
Dictionary definition
HONK, noun. The cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this).
HONK, verb. Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared".
HONK, verb. Use the horn of a car.
HONK, verb. Cry like a goose; "The geese were honking".
HONK, verb. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.