Definitions For Ping

noun

• A sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
• A river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
• To make the high, sharp sound of a small, hard object bouncing off metal or glass
• To bounce off something with a sharp, high sound

verb

• Send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
• Contact, usually in order to remind of something
• Hit with a pinging noise
• Make a short high-pitched sound
• Sound like a car engine that is firing too early