beep

n.
A sound or a signal, as from a horn or an electronic device.


v., beeped, beep·ing, beeps.

v.intr.
To make a beep.

v.tr.

1. To cause to make a beep.
2. To call, summon, or warn by means of a beeper.

[Imitative.]

Syn. feep. This term is techspeak under MS-DOS/Windows and OS/2, and seems to be generally preferred among micro hobbyists.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
  Synonym: bleep

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The verb beep has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a loud noise
  Synonyms: honk, blare, claxon, toot

Meaning #2: call, summon, or alert with a beeper

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dyt, båt, bip-lyd
v. intr. - dytte, båtte, bippe
v. tr. - bippe med, få til at dytte

Nederlands (Dutch)
fluit-/pieptoon, piepen, toeteren

Français (French)
n. - bip, coup de klaxon
v. intr. - faire un bip, klaxonner
v. tr. - faire un bip, klaxonner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pieplaut, Hupen
v. - piepen, hupen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ήχος σήματος ή κόρνας
v. - ηχώ, κάνω μπιπ

Italiano (Italian)
segnalare, stridere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - som (m) de buzina de automóvel, sinal (m) eletrônico de aviso ou orientação (Téc.)
v. - buzinar

Русский (Russian)
звуковой сигнал

Español (Spanish)
n. - pito, pitido
v. intr. - pitar
v. tr. - pitar, dar pitadas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tut, pip
v. - tuta, pipa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哔哔的声音, 警笛声, 作哔哔声, 吹警笛, 使...发出短而尖利的声音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嗶嗶的聲音, 警笛聲
v. intr. - 作嗶嗶聲, 吹警笛
v. tr. - 使...發出短而尖利的聲音

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 삑 하는 경적, 발신음
v. intr. - 삑 하는 경적을 발하다
v. tr. - ~을 울리다, ~을 알리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ビーッという音
v. - 鳴らす, 警笛を鳴らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صوت بعض الأجهزة الالكترونيه كالكومبيوتر (فعل) احدث صوتا الكترونيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פיפ - צליל של צופר מכונית, ביפ, צליל חוזר‬
v. intr. - ‮צפר‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם לצפירה, התקשר באמצעות זמזם‬

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