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Honk vs Hink - What's the difference?

honk | hink |

As nouns the difference between honk and hink

is that honk is the sound produced by a typical car horn while hink is a reaping hook.

As a verb honk

is to use a car horn.

As an interjection honk

is Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.

honk

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (intransitive) To use a car horn.
    • They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk .
  • To make a sound like a car horn.
  • To make the sound of a goose.
    • "Honk! " she said, beaming reassuringly through the window and flapping her arms.
  • (informal) To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound produced by a typical car horn.
  • The cry of a goose.

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)
    • English ergative verbs ----

    hink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A reaping hook.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913) ----