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Meanings of honk in English

Portuguese
regurgitar
Catalan
perbocar
Spanish
devolver

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

regurgitar
Portuguese
buzinar
Catalan
ressonar

Make a loud noise.

buzinar
Portuguese
buzinar
Catalan
clacar
Spanish
graznar

Cry like a goose.

buzinar
Usage of honk in English
1
The hum and the honk of a motor-car sounded in the street.
The Day of the Beast
2
He heard the front door close and the honk of the horn.
Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
3
After a minute or so I hear another honk, this one closer.
Before I fall
4
We found out why when we heard a horn honk behind us.
In the Land of Jim Crow
5
The warning honk had not given the Mistress time to turn out.
Further Adventures of Lad
6
Before the answer could be given a honk sounded at the door.
The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
7
His voice in reply is a deep honk followed by a whistle.
Hull zero three
8
There were crashes, and car horns began to honk all over town.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
9
With a final honk, she nudged her baby, and lumbered slowly away.
Jurassic Park
10
I'm not talking about not liking the sound of the honk, Trude.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
11
If she comes back, call me, or honk the horn, or something.
Nano
12
Agent Franks, apparently tired of our good-byes, began to honk the horn.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
13
Before Miss Arabella could reply, a raucous honk outside arrested their attention.
Rod of the Lone Patrol
14
Sue It's the antithesis of that kind of Britain's Got Talent honk.
The Guardian
15
Then came the frantic honk of the car and Lyman in its path.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
16
A moment later he was gone over the hill, trailing one farewell honk.
Salem’s Lot
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common