What is the meaning of sound?

noun

• The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause.
  • usage: "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
• The subjective sensation of hearing something.
  • usage: "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
  • synonyms: auditory sensation
• Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium.
  • usage: "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
• The sudden occurrence of an audible event.
  • usage: "the sound awakened them"
• The audible part of a transmitted signal.
  • usage: "they always raise the audio for commercials"
  • synonyms: audio
• Phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.
  • synonyms: phone, speech sound
• A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water.
  • synonyms: strait
• A large ocean inlet or deep bay.
  • usage: "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

verb

• Appear in a certain way.
  • usage: "This sounds interesting"
• Make a certain noise or sound.
  • usage: "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
  • synonyms: go
• Give off a certain sound or sounds.
  • usage: "This record sounds scratchy"
• Announce by means of a sound.
  • usage: "sound the alarm"
• Utter with vibrating vocal chords.
  • synonyms: voice, vocalize, vocalise
• Cause to sound.
  • usage: "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
• Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line.
  • synonyms: fathom

adjective

• Financially secure and safe.
  • usage: "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
• Exercising or showing good judgment.
  • usage: "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
  • synonyms: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed
• In good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.
  • usage: "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
• In excellent physical condition.
  • usage: "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
  • synonyms: good
• Logically valid.
  • usage: "a sound argument"
  • synonyms: reasoned, well-grounded
• Having legal efficacy or force.
  • usage: "a sound title to the property"
  • synonyms: legal, effectual
• Free from moral defect.
  • usage: "a man of sound character"
• Of sleep. ( deep and complete)
  • usage: "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
  • synonyms: heavy, profound, wakeless
• Thorough.
  • usage: "a sound thrashing"