hawk
To hunt with a hawkTo hunt with a hawk.
» Tom has been watching Mary like a hawk all morning.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To hunt with a hawk.
hunt with hawks
(intransitive)To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
to hawk at flies
(transitive)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.
продава́тьprodavátʹ
sell or offer for sale from place to place
(intransitive, transitive)To expectorate, to cough up (something, such as mucus) from one's throat; to produce (something) by coughing or clearing one's throat.
to hawk a loogie
clear mucus or food from one's throat
(intransitive, transitive)To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.
Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.
Examples
62 sentencesTom has been watching Mary like a hawk all morning.
Hawking went back to his studies.
deHawking wandte sich wieder seinen Studien zu. — Tamy
I saw several hawks today.
The hawk caught the mouse.
The hawk is my favourite bird.
Яструб - мій улюблений птах. — deniko
deDer Falke ist mein Lieblingsvogel. — Esperantostern
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English hauk, hauke, hawke, havek, from Old English hafoc, from ProtInherited from Middle English hauk, hauke, hawke, havek, from Old English hafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, controversially derived from Proto-Indo-European *kopuǵos, perhaps ultimately derived from *kap- (“seize”).
Back-formation from hawker.
Probably imitative, like hock (“cough”), hack (“cough”), although see the latter entry for more.
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Forms
hawks, hawking, hawked, hawkedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle