n.
1.a river in western Thailand
2.a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) ping v.
1.hit with a pinging noise
2.sound like a car engine that is firing too early
3.make a short high-pitched sound
4.contact, usually in order to remind of something
5.send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
Idiom of the Day
write up (something) or write (something) up
to write something, to describe something in writing (you usually write up something by using your thoughts or some notes that you have written)
After our trip to Russia, I spent a week writing up our story for a travel magazine.