Definition of Hawk

Noun: hawk  hok

  1. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
     
  2. An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
    - war hawk
     
  3. A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
    - mortarboard
Verb: hawk  hok
  1. Sell or offer for sale from place to place
    "He had been told to hawk his papers elsewhere";
    - peddle, monger, huckster [N. Amer], vend, pitch
     
  2. Hunt with hawks
    "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
     
  3. Clear mucus or food from one's throat
    - clear the throat, harrumph

See also:
hawing
hawkbill

Anagrams containing the word hawk

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