| hawk | |
| 1. subst. A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. | |
| It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world. | |
| 2. subst. Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon | |
| 3. subst. (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions; a warmonger. | |
| 4. subst. (game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Ha | |
| 5. v. To hunt with a hawk. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk. | |
| to hawk at flies | |
| 7. subst. A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard. | |
| 8. v. To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle. | |
| The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square. | |
| 9. subst. A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, intransitive) To cough up something from one's throat. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly. | |
| Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco. | |
