Hawk - Definition
hawk
n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings
and a long tail
2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
[syn: hawk, war hawk] [ant: dove, peacenik]
3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to
hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk]
v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle,
monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
2: hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat
before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat, hawk]