The Clue
Hits the klaxon (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HONKS
Tags
Notes
The answer HONKS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Goose sounds
Sounds of frustration
Traffic signals
Rush-hour din
Sounds of anger or jubilation
Definition
HONK as a noun:
1. the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
HONK as a verb:
1. (honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot) = make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
2. (honk, claxon) = use the horn of a car
3. (honk, cronk) = cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
4. (vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up) = eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"