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bleep
(blēp)n.
A brief high-pitched sound, as from an electronic device.
v. bleeped, bleep·ing, bleeps
v.intr.
To emit a bleep or bleeps.
v.tr.
To edit out (spoken material) from a broadcast or recording, especially by replacing with an electronic sound: The station bleeped out the expletives from the taped interview.
[Imitative.]
bleep′er n.
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bleep
(bliːp)n
1. (Electronics) a short high-pitched signal made by an electronic apparatus; beep
2. (Communications & Information) another word for bleeper
vb
3. (Electronics) (intr) to make such a noise
4. (tr) to call (someone) by triggering the bleeper he or she is wearing
[C20: of imitative origin]
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bleep
(blip)n.
1. a brief beeping sound, usu. of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
2. such a sound used to replace objectionable material, as in a broadcast.
3. (used as a euphemism for an obscenity or other objectionable word.)
v.i. 4. (of an electronic device) to emit a series of bleeps as an audible signal.
v.t. 5. to delete or block (sound) from a recording or the like, usu. to censor something objectionable.
[1950–55; perhaps imitative]
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bleep
Past participle: bleeped
Gerund: bleeping
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Noun | 1. | bleep - a short high tone produced as a signal or warning sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
Verb | 1. | bleep - emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away" |
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Translations
جِهازُ اتِّصاليَدُقُّ، يَرِنُّيَدُقُّ، يَرنُّ
dát signálpípákpípánípípat
bipbippebleeperdyt
píp; hljóîmerki; stutt hátíînihljóîpípa; gefa frá sér stutt hátíînihljóîvari, píptæki, pípari
klaksonaspyptelėjimassiųsti pypsinčius signalus
peidžerspīkstētpīkstiensraidīt pīkstošus signālus
bip sesibip sesi çıkarmakçağrı cihazı
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bleep
(bliːp) noun1. a short, high-pitched burst of sound.
2. (also ˈbleeper) a small instrument for making this sound. Call Dr Smith on his bleep!
verb to make a short, high-pitched sound, usually by electronic means. Satellites bleep as they circle the earth.
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