honk

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Rhymes with -ɒŋk

Onomatopoeic.

intransitive, transitive To use a car horn. They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.
intransitive To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
intransitive To make the vocal sound of a goose.
intransitive, slang To vomit. WAYNE: Phil, what are you doing here? You're partied out, man. Again. GARTH: What if he honks in the car?
Australia, UK, slang To have a bad smell.
informal To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose. She honked my titties.

countable, uncountable The harsh note produced by a typical car horn. The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform.
countable, uncountable The cry of a goose or similar bird.
Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable A bad smell.