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hawk in English
- hawk⇄adj. hawklike.
- hawk⇄expr. hawk at,
a. to fly at or attack on the wing as a hawk does.
Ex. Accustomed to be welcomed with smiles, and even hawked at by young ladies on promotion (Hawley Smart).
b. (of a person) to fly a hawk at.
Ex. But who does haw - hawk⇄expr. know a hawk from a hernshaw, to know one thing from another.
Ex. The clever Elliot, who knew a hawk from a hernshaw, never floundered into that platitude (Thomas Carlyle). - hawk⇄hawk (1), noun, verb.
- hawk⇄hawk (2), transitive verb.
1. to carry (goods) about and offer them for sale by shouting.
Ex. Peddlers hawked their wares in the street. On TV the mixer will be hawked on the network programs (Wall Street Journal). ... attempt to sell scientif - hawk⇄hawk (3), verb, noun.
- hawk⇄hawk (4), noun.
a small, flat board, with a handle underneath, used by plasterers to hold mortar. - hawk⇄man-o'-war bird orhawk,frigate bird.
- hawk⇄man-of-war bird orhawk,frigate bird.
- hawk⇄noun 1. a bird of prey with a strong, hooked beak and long, curved claws. Hawks hunt in the daytime using their keen sight, often circling in flight for a long time on their broad wings. The hawk family includes the buzzard hawks, the kites, the harriers
- hawk⇄noun 1. a noisy clearing of the throat.
2. the noise made in such an effort. - hawk⇄v.i. to clear the throat noisily.
- hawk⇄v.i. to practice the trade of a hawker.
- hawk⇄v.i. 1. to hunt with trained hawks.
2. to hunt on the wing as a hawk does.
3. to be or act as a hawk; be hawkish. - hawk⇄v.t. to pursue or attack on the wing as a hawk does.
- hawk⇄v.t. to raise (phlegm or other matter) with a strong effort of clearing the throat.