Definition of "bleep" in inglés

noun

1. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

2. (euphemistic) A general euphemism for any expletive.

   • What the bleep are you doing?

3. (music, slang, uncountable) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.

4. (medicine, UK) A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.

verb

1. (intransitive) To emit one or more bleeps.

   • The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.

2. (transitive) To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

3. (medicine, UK) To contact someone by pager.

   • If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.