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Hawk

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Noun

1. hawk

diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

2. hawk, war hawk

an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

3. hawk, mortarboard

a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

Verb

4. hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend

sell or offer for sale from place to place

5. hawk

hunt with hawks

Example Sentences:
'the tribes like to hawk in the desert'

6. clear the throat, hawk

clear mucus or food from one's throat

Example Sentences:
'he cleared his throat before he started to speak'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hawk

see synonyms of hawk
noun
1. 
any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, such as the goshawk and Cooper's hawk, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
▶ Related adjective: accipitrine
2. US and Canadian
any of various other falconiform birds, including the falcons but not the eagles or vultures
3. 
a person who advocates or supports war or warlike policies
Compare dove1 (sense 2)
4. 
a ruthless or rapacious person
5.  know a hawk from a handsaw
verb
6. (intransitive)
to hunt with falcons, hawks, etc
7. (intransitive)
(of falcons or hawks) to fly in quest of prey
8. 
to pursue or attack on the wing, as a hawk
verb
1. 
to offer (goods) for sale, as in the street
2. (transitive; often foll by about)
to spread (news, gossip, etc)
verb
1. (intransitive)
to clear the throat noisily
2. (transitive)
to force (phlegm) up from the throat
3. British a slang word for spit1
noun
4. 
a noisy clearing of the throat
noun
a small square board with a handle underneath, used for carrying wet plaster or mortar
. Also called: mortar board

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hawk

see synonyms of hawk
noun
1. 
a. 
any of various accipitrine birds having short, rounded wings and a long tail and legs, as Cooper's hawk, goshawk, and the harriers
b.  Loosely
any of various other birds of prey, as falcons and ospreys
2. 
an advocate of all-out war or of measures in international affairs designed to provoke or escalate open hostilities
see also dove1
3. 
a person regarded as having the preying or grasping nature of a hawk; cheater; swindler
verb intransitive
4. 
to hunt birds or other small game with the help of falcons or other hawks
5. 
to attack by or as by swooping and striking
verb transitive
6. 
to attack or prey on as a hawk does
verb transitive
1. 
to advertise or peddle (goods) in the streets by shouting
2. 
to advertise or sell
a mildly contemptuous term
verb intransitive
1. 
to clear the throat audibly
verb transitive
2. 
to bring up (phlegm) by coughing
noun
3. 
an audible clearing of the throat
noun
a flat, square piece of wood or metal with a handle underneath, for carrying mortar or plaster

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hawk

see synonyms of hawk
n.
1. Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws used for seizing.
2. Any of various similar birds of prey.
3. A person who preys on others; a shark.
4.
a. One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument.
b. A person who favors military force or action in order to carry out foreign policy.
intr.v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks
1. To hunt with trained hawks.
2. To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk: "It was fun to watch the scattered snail kites ... lifting and falling in the wind as they hawked across the shining grass and water" (Peter Matthiessen).
v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks
v.intr.
To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out.
v.tr.
To peddle (goods) aggressively, especially by calling out.
v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks
v.intr.
To clear or attempt to clear the throat by or as if by coughing up phlegm.
v.tr.
To clear the throat of (phlegm).
n.
An audible effort to clear the throat by expelling phlegm.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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