ping

Noun

• a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

• a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

Verb

• send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
  • ping your machine in the office
    

• contact, usually in order to remind of something
  • I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing
    

• make a short high-pitched sound
  • the bullet pinged when they struck the car
    

• 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
    

• hit with a pinging noise
  • The bugs pinged the lamp shade
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Ping , Ping River , pink , knock