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1. | [ verb ] (business) sell or offer for sale from place to place | |
Synonyms: | peddle huckster vend pitch monger | |
Related terms: | deal trader peddler huckster seller pitch vending pusher | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail | |
Related terms: | bird_of_prey osprey falcon redtail chicken_hawk goshawk harrier buteonine tiercel rough-legged_hawk red-shouldered_hawk buzzard sparrow_hawk honey_buzzard kite harrier_eagle Cooper's_hawk eyas Accipitridae | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1901 | |
4. | [ verb ] hunt with hawks | |
Examples: | "the Arabs like to hawk in the desert" |
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Related terms: | hunt | |
5. | [ verb ] clear the throat, as of phlegm | |
Synonyms: | hawk_and_spit | |
Related terms: | expectorate | |
6. | [ noun ] a square board with a handle; used by masons to hold or carry mortar | |
Synonyms: | mortarboard | |
Related terms: | board | |
7. | [ verb ] clear mucus or food from one's throat | |
Synonyms: | clear_the_throat | |
Examples: | "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" |
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Related terms: | cough | |
8. | [ noun ] (military) an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations | |
Synonyms: | war_hawk | |
Related terms: | dove militarist | |
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hawky Hawks Hawke haik Haak Hauk hack hake Haack hayek Haake haiku Hauck haick Haeck Hakka Hakea Haacke Haskew hackee hag haj hacksaw Haas Haag Haga Hage haji Hagy Haig hajj Hase hash Hass Haug Haus Haws hays haze Hagg hazy |