The difference between Beep and Toot
When used as nouns, beep means the sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound, whereas toot means the noise of a horn or whistle.
When used as verbs, beep means to sound (something that makes a beep), whereas toot means to stand out, or be prominent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Beep and Toot
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Beep as a noun:
The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
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Beep as a noun:
A short, electronically produced tone.
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Beep as a verb (transitive):
To sound (something that makes a beep).
Examples:
"The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns."
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Beep as a verb (transitive):
To have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts
Examples:
"Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers."
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Beep as a verb (intransitive):
To produce a beep.
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Beep as a verb (transitive):
Telephoning a person, but only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
Examples:
"Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call."
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Toot as a noun:
The noise of a horn or whistle.
Examples:
"He gave a little toot of the horn, to get their attention."
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Toot as a noun (by extension, informal):
A fart; flatus.
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Toot as a noun (uncountable, slang):
Cocaine.
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Toot as a noun (informal):
A spree of drunkness.
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Toot as a noun:
(informal, pronounced /tʊt/) Rubbish, tat.
Examples:
"I'm not paying fifty pounds for this load of old toot!"
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Toot as a noun (internet):
A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
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Toot as a verb:
To stand out, or be prominent.
Examples:
"rfquotek Howell"
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Toot as a verb:
To peep; to look narrowly.
Examples:
"rfquotek Latimer"
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Toot as a verb:
To see; to spy.
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Toot as a verb (slang):
To flatulate.
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Toot as a verb:
To make the sound of a horn or whistle.
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Toot as a verb:
To cause a horn or whistle to make its sound.
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Toot as a verb:
To go on a drinking binge.
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Toot as a verb:
To post a message on a Mastodon instance (a self-hosted version of the networking software).
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Toot as a noun (Australia, slang):
A toilet.