ping

English Thesaurus

1. a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	sound,
definition	:	the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event)

2. a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	river,
definition	:	a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object)

part meronym	:	kingdom of thailand, siam, thailand,
definition	:	a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula (noun.location)

3. send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	contact, get hold of, get through, reach,
definition	:	be in or establish communication with (verb.communication)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)

4. contact, usually in order to remind of something (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	contact, get hold of, get through, reach,
definition	:	be in or establish communication with (verb.communication)

5. hit with a pinging noise (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike,
definition	:	hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)

6. make a short high-pitched sound (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	go, sound, go, sound,
definition	:	make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception)

7. a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)

derivation	:	ping,
definition	:	hit with a pinging noise (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ping,
definition	:	make a short high-pitched sound (verb.perception)

derivation	:	knock, ping, pink,
definition	:	sound like a car engine that is firing too early (verb.perception)

8. hit with a pinging noise (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ping, ping,
definition	:	a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)

9. sound like a car engine that is firing too early (verb.perception)

derivation	:	knock, knocking,
definition	:	the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) (noun.event)

derivation	:	ping,
definition	:	a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)

10. a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)

derivation	:	ping,
definition	:	hit with a pinging noise (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ping,
definition	:	make a short high-pitched sound (verb.perception)

derivation	:	knock, ping, pink,
definition	:	sound like a car engine that is firing too early (verb.perception)

11. hit with a pinging noise (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ping, ping,
definition	:	a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)

12. sound like a car engine that is firing too early (verb.perception)

derivation	:	knock, knocking,
definition	:	the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) (noun.event)

derivation	:	ping,
definition	:	a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (noun.event)