Meaning & Definition of Hawk in English
English⟶
Hawk
/hɔk/
noun
1. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
synonym:
- hawk
2. An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
synonym:
- hawk,
- war hawk
3. A square board with a handle underneath
- Used by masons to hold or carry mortar
synonym:
- mortarboard,
- hawk
verb
1. Sell or offer for sale from place to place
synonym:
- peddle,
- monger,
- huckster,
- hawk,
- vend,
- pitch
2. Hunt with hawks
- "The tribes like to hawk in the desert"
synonym:
- hawk
3. Clear mucus or food from one's throat
- "He cleared his throat before he started to speak"
synonym:
- clear the throat,
- hawk
Examples of using
An arrow passed through the hawk.