Definitions for hawk

Definitions for (noun) hawk

Main entry: hawk

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


Main entry: mortarboard, hawk

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


Main entry: hawk, war hawk

Definition: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations


Definitions for (verb) hawk

Main entry: clear the throat, hawk

Definition: clear mucus or food from one's throat

Usage: he cleared his throat before he started to speak


Main entry: hawk

Definition: hunt with hawks

Usage: the tribes like to hawk in the desert


Main entry: pitch, huckster, hawk, vend, peddle, monger

Definition: sell or offer for sale from place to place


Visual thesaurus for hawk