ping

Meanings

Plural: pings

Noun

• a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
• a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
• A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
• A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
• A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
• An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
• Latency.
• A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
• A notification.

Verb

• hit with a pinging noise
  • "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
• sound like a car engine that is firing too early
  • "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"
• make a short high-pitched sound
  • "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
• contact, usually in order to remind of something
  • "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
• send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
  • "ping your machine in the office"
• To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
• To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
• To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
• To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
• To flick.
• To bounce.
• To cause something to bounce.
• To call out audibly.
• To penalize.
• To trigger a person's gaydar; to look or act obviously homosexual.

Synonyms

knock, Ping River, pink

Related Words

ghost-ping, ping pong, pingdemic, popty ping