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| 1. | [ verb ] hit with a pinging noise | |
| Examples: | "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" |
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| Related terms: | hit | |
| 2. | [ verb ] sound like a car engine that is firing too early | |
| Synonyms: | pink knock | |
| Examples: | "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline" "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" |
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| Related terms: | go knock | |
| 3. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3777 | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (geography) a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya | |
| Synonyms: | ping_river | |
| Related terms: | river Thailand | |
| 5. | [ verb ] send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active | |
| Examples: | "ping your machine in the office" |
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| Related terms: | reach computer_science | |
| 6. | [ verb ] contact, usually in order to remind of something | |
| Examples: | "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" |
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| Related terms: | reach | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make a short high-pitched sound | |
| Examples: | "the bullet pinged when they struck the car" |
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| Related terms: | go | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11168 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) | |
| Related terms: | sound | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pinnix Pinnock Pinnick pinnace pink |
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