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hawk

/ˈhɔk/noun, verb1 syllable

Hawk means: sell or offer for sale from place to place.

Synonyms for hawk11

noun, as in an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

war hawk

noun, as in a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

mortarboard

verb, as in sell or offer for sale from place to place

peddle, monger, huckster, vend, pitch

verb, as in clear mucus or food from one's throat

clear the throat

also used for hawk

warmonger, hawking, tout

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Opposites of hawk

What does hawk mean?6

verb

1

sell or offer for sale from place to place

2

clear mucus or food from one's throat“he cleared his throat before he started to speak”

3

hunt with hawks“the tribes like to hawk in the desert”

noun

1

an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

2

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

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hawk?3

one syllable

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Hawk in a sentence

  • As soon as the chicken puts on makeup, a hawk grabs it.AmarMecheri
  • Eagles, falcons and hawks are birds of prey.Hybrid
  • Hawks, owls, falcons, and vultures are all considered birds of prey.Adelpa
  • The bird was half the size of a hawk.BraveSentry
  • The hawk cried out as the crows badgered it away from their nest.Eccles17
  • He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.soliloquist
  • The hawk grasp the bat with its sharp talons.Amastan
  • The bird was only half the size of a hawk.Johannes_S

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Forms of hawk

as a noun

plural
hawks

as a verb

past tense
hawked
present participle
hawking
third-person singular
hawks
past participle
hawked