honk

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

honk, n. [Of imitative origin.].

 The cry of a wild goose.  [1913 Webster]

honk, n. 

•  To make a sound like the honk of a goose.  [PJC]
•  To sound the horn on an automobile or other motor vehicle.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

honk, n. & v.
--n.
1 the cry of a wild goose.
2 the harsh sound of a car horn.
--v.
1 intr. emit or give a honk.
2 tr. cause to do this.

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

honk

bay, beep, bell, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow the horn, bray, bugle, cackle, call, carol, caw, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, clarion, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, drum, fanfare, flourish of trumpets, gabble, gaggle, gobble, guggle, hoo, hoot, peal, peep, pip, pipe, quack, roll, scold, shriek, sing, sound, sound a tattoo, sound taps, squawk, squeal, tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, toot, tootle, trill, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet call, tweedle, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, whistle, wind

ROGET THESAURUS

honk

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.