Pronunciations
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/ˈbliːp/
Noun
A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
A general euphemism for any expletive.
Usage- Countable
- euphemistic
- Uncountable
- Examples
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What the bleep are you doing?
Who the bleep are you, Bob Kavin, to tell lesbians whether or not it's "appropriate" for us to gather together as women?
A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
Usage- Slang
- Uncountable
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See, there are a huge number of people in this city who look like goths and talk the talk and claim to enjoy much of the same music I do, so it confuses me somewhat that the clubs all play bleep. I would have thought there would be enough people to make something else work.
A number of nights now steer away from the EBM of yesteryear. The scene is alive and kicking with plenty of new bands that aren't reliant on synths. All you have to do is look. At InsanitoriuM we have a large, young, crowd that would up and leave if we started playing bleep at them, and we're not alone.
A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
Verb
To emit one or more bleeps.
Usage- Intransitive
- Examples
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The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.
The basic toilet has quite a heavy door, which then bleeps to remind you to lock it - with a nice, peace of mind, manual lock.
To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
Usage- Transitive
- Synonyms
To contact someone by pager.
Usage- UK usage
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If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.
Noun
a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
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- Broader terms
Verb
emit a single short high-pitched signal
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The computer bleeped away