A Quick and Simple Dictionary

ping

1. Noun.  A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
2. Noun.  (italbrac, submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
3. Noun.  (networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
4. Noun.  (context, text messaging) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
5. Verb.  To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
6. Verb.  (italbrac, submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
7. Verb.  (networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
8. Verb.  (networking) To ping and receive an acknowledgement.
9. Verb.  To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
10. Verb.  (colloquial) To flick.
11. Verb.  (context, colloquial) To bounce.
12. Verb.  (context, colloquial) To cause something to bounce.
13. Verb.  (rfdef, lang en) .