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Noun ping has 2 senses
- Ping, Ping River - a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
--1 is a kind of river
--1 is a part of Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam
- ping - a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
--2 is a kind of sound
Verb ping has 5 senses
- ping - hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
--1 is one way to hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- pink, ping, knock - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
--2 is one way to sound, go
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- ping - make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
--3 is one way to sound, go
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- ping - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
--4 is one way to reach, get through, get hold of, contact
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- ping - send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
--5 is one way to reach, get through, get hold of, contact
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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