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honked

honked is the simple past and past participle of honk.

Meaning of honk

Verb

honk (third-person singular simple present honks, present participle honking, simple past and past participle honked)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To use a car horn.
    • They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.
  2. (intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
  3. (intransitive) To make the vocal sound of a goose.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
    • WAYNE: Phil, what are you doing here? You're partied out, man. Again.
      GARTH: What if he honks in the car?1992, Wayne's World (film)
  5. (Australia, UK, slang) To have a bad smell.
    Synonyms:
    stink, pong
  6. (informal) To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.
    • She honked my titties.

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Phrases with honked

Questions about honked

What is honked the simple past and past participle of?
Honked is the simple past and past participle of honk.

Words near honked in the dictionary

  1. honk-a-tonk
  2. honk-a-tonks
  3. honk-shoo
  4. honkatonk
  5. honkatonks
  6. honked
  7. honked it on
  8. honked off
  9. honker
  10. honkers
  11. honkey

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