"queep" meaning in English

See queep in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: En-au-queep.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} queep
  1. The sound a bird may make, similar to peep, chirp, cheep.
    Sense id: en-queep-en-intj-oMk3PD5y
  2. The sound a machine may make, similar to beep. See pocketa-queep.
    Sense id: en-queep-en-intj-oSr8Fov7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-queep.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːp Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} queep (uncountable)
  1. (military, slang, US) Non-flying duties, typically paperwork, that are undesirable to pilots. Tags: US, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-queep-en-noun-qt1vVwn9 Categories (other): American English Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: En-au-queep.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Short for "quad-sweep", a rowing boat/event. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} queep (uncountable)
  1. A rowing event, with two scullers and two sweepers per shell. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-queep-en-noun-fVRIW5m~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Audio: En-au-queep.ogg [Australia] Forms: queeps [present, singular, third-person], queeping [participle, present], queeped [participle, past], queeped [past]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} queep (third-person singular simple present queeps, present participle queeping, simple past and past participle queeped)
  1. To emit a "queep" sound.
    Sense id: en-queep-en-verb-axBZ~eTP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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