Pingnoun
A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
âMy car used to make an odd ping, but after the last oil change it went away.â;
Textnoun
A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
Pingnoun
(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
âThe submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.â;
Textnoun
A book, tome or other set of writings.
Pingnoun
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
âThe network is overloaded from all the pings going out.â;
Textnoun
(colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
Pingnoun
An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
âI sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.â;
Textnoun
(computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data).
Pingnoun
(networking) Latency.
Textnoun
A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Pingnoun
(WMF jargon) A notification.
Textnoun
Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
Pingverb
To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
âMy car was pinging until my last oil change.â;
Textnoun
A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
âGerman textâ;
Pingverb
(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
Textverb
(transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
âJust text me when you get here.â; âI'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.â;
Pingverb
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
âI'm pinging their server.â; âThe server pings its affiliates periodically.â;
Textverb
(intransitive) To send and receive text messages.
âHave you been texting all afternoon?â;
Pingverb
(networking) To send a network packet to another host and receive an acknowledgement in return.
âI can't ping their server: perhaps it's been switched off.â;
Textverb
To write in large characters, as in text hand.
Pingverb
To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
âI'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.â;
Textnoun
A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.
Pingverb
(colloquial) To flick.
âI pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.â;
Textnoun
The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.
Pingverb
To bounce.
âThe ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.â;
Textnoun
A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
âHow oft, when Paul has served us with a text,Has Epictetus, Plato, Tully, preached!â;
Pingverb
To cause something to bounce.
Textnoun
Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.
Pingverb
To call out audibly.
Textnoun
A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.
Pingverb
(WMF jargon) To send a notification to (another user) when commenting on a public page.
Textnoun
That part of a document (printed or electronic) comprising the words, especially the main body of expository words, in contrast to the illustrations, pictures, charts, tables, or other formatted material which contain graphic elements as a major component.
Pingnoun
The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.
Textnoun
Any communication composed of words.
Pingverb
To make the sound called ping.
Textnoun
a textbook.
Pingnoun
a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
Textverb
To write in large characters, as in text hand.
Pingnoun
a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
Textnoun
the words of something written;
âthere were more than a thousand words of textâ; âthey handed out the printed text of the mayor's speechâ; âhe wants to reconstruct the original textâ;
Pingverb
hit with a pinging noise;
âThe bugs pinged the lamp shadeâ;
Textnoun
a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon;
âthe preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermonâ;
Pingverb
sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
âthe car pinged when I put in low-octane gasolineâ; âThe car pinked when the ignition was too far retardedâ;
Textnoun
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges;
âhis economics textbook is in its tenth editionâ; âthe professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buyâ;
Pingverb
make a short high-pitched sound;
âthe bullet pinged when they struck the carâ;
Textnoun
the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.);
âpictures made the text easier to understandâ;
Pingverb
contact, usually in order to remind of something;
âI'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearingâ;
Textnoun
a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form
âa text which explores pain and griefâ;
Pingverb
send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active;
âping your machine in the officeâ;
Textnoun
a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work
âin some passages it is difficult to establish the original textâ;
Textnoun
written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work
âstylistic features of journalistic textâ;
Textnoun
data in the form of words or alphabetic characters.
Textnoun
the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations
âthe pictures are clear and relate well to the textâ;
Textnoun
a script or libretto.
Textnoun
a written work chosen or set as a subject of study
âtoo much concentration on set texts can turn pupils against readingâ;
Textnoun
a textbook
âan organic chemistry textâ;
Textnoun
a passage from the Bible or other religious work, especially when used as the subject of a sermon.
Textnoun
a subject or theme for a discussion or exposition
âhe took as his text the fact that Australia is paradiseâ;
Textnoun
a text message
âjust give us a call or send us a textâ;
Textnoun
fine, large handwriting, used especially for manuscripts.
Textverb
send (someone) a text message
âif she was going to go she would have texted usâ;