ping - noun

a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

ping - verb

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

ping - thesaurus

knock   pink