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to bleep
01
(of electronic devices) to make a quick, high-pitched sound
Intransitive: to bleep
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
bleep
3rd person singular
bleeps
past simple
bleeped
past participle
bleeped
Examples
When the smoke alarm detects smoke, it will bleep to alert residents.
02
to replace a swear word on the radio or television with a short high-pitched sound so that people will not be insulted
Transitive: to bleep swear words
Examples
When the comedian slipped and cursed, the network quickly bleeped the sound.
03
to call or alert someone using a particular device
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to bleep sb
Examples
I had to bleep my colleague to remind him about the meeting.
Bleep
01
a brief, high-pitched sound used as a signal, warning, or censoring device
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
bleeps
Examples
The microwave emitted a bleep when the food was ready.
