Ping

[pɪŋ]

Definition

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

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

(verb.) send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; 'ping your machine in the office'.

(verb.) contact, usually in order to remind of something; 'I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing' .

(verb.) hit with a pinging noise; 'The bugs pinged the lamp shade'.

(verb.) make a short high-pitched sound; 'the bullet pinged when they struck the car'.

Checker: Wilmer--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.

(v. i.) To make the sound called ping.

Inputed by Frances

Definition

n. the whistling sound of a bullet.—v.i. to produce such a sound.—n. Ping′-pong a kind of indoor lawn-tennis played with battledores or small rackets over a net on a table.

Typist: Tabitha