PING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
   Hypernyms(s) ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
   • pink (what does pink mean?)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a river in western Thailand
   • a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
   Synonym(s)
   • Ping River (what does Ping River mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • river (what does river mean?)

PING as VERB

1. Meaning
   • send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
   Usage Example(s)
   • ping your machine in the office
   Hypernyms(s) ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • get through (what does get through mean?)
   • get hold of (what does get hold of mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
2. Meaning
   • contact, usually in order to remind of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • I”ll ping my accountant–April 15 is nearing
   Hypernyms(s) ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • get through (what does get through mean?)
   • get hold of (what does get hold of mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
3. Meaning
   • hit with a pinging noise
   Usage Example(s)
   • The bugs pinged the lamp shade
   Hypernyms(s) ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • impinge on (what does impinge on mean?)
   • run into (what does run into mean?)
   • collide with (what does collide with mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make a short high-pitched sound
   Usage Example(s)
   • the bullet pinged when they struck the car
   Hypernyms(s) ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
5. Meaning
   • sound like a car engine that is firing too early
   Synonym(s)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • pink (what does pink mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
   • The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
   Hypernyms(s) ping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • knocking (what does knocking mean?)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • knocking (what does knocking mean?)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)