| Front | hawk |
|---|---|
| Back | hawk noun, verb BrE /hɔːk/ NAmE /hɔːk/ noun word origin example bank 1 a strong fast bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) He waited, watching her like a hawk (= watching her very closely). see also sparrowhawk 2 a person, especially a politician, who supports the use of military force to solve problems dove see have eyes like a hawk at eye n. verb verb forms word origin 1 [transitive] ~ sth to try to sell things by going from place to place asking people to buy them peddle He made a living hawking cleaning products from door to door. 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to get phlegm in your mouth when you cough |
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