sonar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clash noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
- dream noun A series of images, thoughts, or feelings experienced during sleep.
- go off phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
- play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
- ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
- sonar noun A method of locating objects underwater by sending out sound waves and reading the echoes that bounce back.
- sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations traveling through air or another medium.
Senses
sonar is used for these senses in English:
- clash (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- go off (intransitive) To begin clanging or making noise.
- play (transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- ring (transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
- ring (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
- ring a bell (informal, idiom) To seem at least vaguely familiar.
- sonar (nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.
clash — full definition
- noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
- noun A serious disagreement, fight, or conflict between people or groups.
- verb To disagree or fight, often heatedly.
- verb Of colours, patterns, or styles: to look bad together.
- verb To happen at the same time, making it impossible to attend both.
dream — full definition
- noun A series of images, thoughts, or feelings experienced during sleep.
- noun A strong hope, ambition, or wish for the future.
- verb To experience images and events in the mind while asleep.
- verb To hope or aspire to something.