English to English
noun
- diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
source: WordNet 3.0
- an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
source: WordNet 3.0
- a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
source: WordNet 3.0
- One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidæ. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
source: Webster 1913
- An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
source: Webster 1913
- A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
source: WordNet 3.0
- hunt with hawks
The tribes like to hawk in the desert.
source: WordNet 3.0
- clear mucus or food from one's throat
He cleared his throat before he started to speak.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.
source: Webster 1913
- To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances.
source: Webster 1913
- To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
source: Webster 1913
- To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [joc] Lawin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [joc] Manglawin; dumabak
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
