hawk
1
[ hawk ]
/ hɔk /
noun
verb (used without object)
to fly, or hunt on the wing, like a hawk.
to hunt with hawks.
Origin of hawk
1
before 900; Middle English
hauk(e), Old English
hafoc; cognate with Old Frisian
havek, Old Saxon
habuc Old High German
habuh, Old Norse
haukr hawk, perhaps Polish
kobuz kind of falcon
OTHER WORDS FROM hawk
hawk·like, adjectiveWords nearby hawk
hawalli,
hawes water,
hawfinch,
hawg,
hawick,
hawk,
hawk moth,
hawk owl,
hawk's beard,
hawk's-beard,
hawk's-eye
Definition for hawk (2 of 5)
hawk
2
[ hawk ]
/ hɔk /
verb (used with object)
to peddle or offer for sale by calling aloud in public.
to advertise or offer for sale: to hawk soap on television.
to spread (rumors, news, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to carry wares about for sale; peddle.
Origin of hawk
2
First recorded in 1470–80; back formation from
hawker2
Definition for hawk (3 of 5)
hawk
3
[ hawk ]
/ hɔk /
verb (used without object)
to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
verb (used with object)
to raise by noisily clearing the throat: to hawk phlegm up.
noun
a noisy effort to clear the throat.
Origin of hawk
3
1575–85; imitative; see
haw1
Definition for hawk (4 of 5)
hawk
4
[ hawk ]
/ hɔk /
noun
a small, square board with a handle underneath it, used by plasterers and masons to hold plaster or mortar being applied.
Origin of hawk
4
1350–1400; Middle English; perhaps variant of
hache battle-ax (see
hatchet)
Definition for hawk (5 of 5)
Hawk
[ hawk ]
/ hɔk /
noun Military.
a medium-range, mobile U.S. surface-to-air missile system.
Origin of Hawk
H(oming)
A(ll the)
W(ay)
K(iller)
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British Dictionary definitions for hawk (1 of 4)
hawk
1
/ (hɔːk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hawk
hawklike, adjectiveWord Origin for hawk
from Shakespeare (
Hamlet II:2:375);
handsaw is probably a corruption of dialect
heronshaw heron Old English
hafoc; related to Old Norse
haukr, Old Frisian
havek, Old High German
habuh, Polish
kobuz
British Dictionary definitions for hawk (2 of 4)
hawk
2
/ (hɔːk) /
verb
to offer (goods) for sale, as in the street
(tr often foll by about)
to spread (news, gossip, etc)
Word Origin for hawk
C16: back formation from
hawker
1
British Dictionary definitions for hawk (3 of 4)
hawk
3
/ (hɔːk) /
verb
(intr)
to clear the throat noisily
(tr)
to force (phlegm) up from the throat
British a slang word for spit 1
noun
a noisy clearing of the throat
Word Origin for hawk
C16: of imitative origin; see
haw ²
British Dictionary definitions for hawk (4 of 4)
hawk
4
/ (hɔːk) /
noun
a small square board with a handle underneath, used for carrying wet plaster or mortar
Also called: mortar board
Word Origin for hawk
of unknown origin
Idioms and Phrases with hawk
hawk
see watch like a hawk.