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ENGLISH: hawk - CREOLE: alfini

Overview of noun hawk

The noun hawk has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) hawk -- (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

2. hawk, war hawk -- (an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations)

3. mortarboard, hawk -- (a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar)

Overview of verb hawk

The verb hawk has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch -- (sell or offer for sale from place to place)

2. hawk -- (hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert")

3. clear the throat, hawk -- (clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak")