"ping" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A river in western Thailand;
A major tributary of the Chao Phraya (synset 109415400)
is an instance of: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

is a part of: kingdom of thailand, siam, thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula

same as: ping river
A sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) (synset 107404169)
is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event

Verb

Hit with a pinging noise (synset 201239359)
"The bugs pinged the lamp shade"

is a type of: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with
Sound like a car engine that is firing too early (synset 202183310)
"the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound

same as: knock, pink
Make a short high-pitched sound (synset 202183153)
"the bullet pinged when they struck the car"

is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
Contact, usually in order to remind of something (synset 200745897)
"I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"

is a type of: contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with
Send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active (synset 200745678)
"ping your machine in the office"

referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

is a type of: contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with