Portuguese Meaning of hawk
falcão
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Definitions and Meaning of hawk in English
hawk (n)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
hawk (v)
sell or offer for sale from place to place
hunt with hawks
clear mucus or food from one's throat
hawk (n.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. 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.
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
hawk (v. i.)
To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
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.
hawk (v. t.)
To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
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.
FAQs About the word hawk
falcão
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail, an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations, a square board with a handl
militante,militarista,falcão de guerra,Belicista,agitador,beligerante,combatente,incendiário,chauvinista,chauvinista
pomba,Pacifista,pacificador,pacifista
hawing => hesitante, haw-haw => há, há, hawhaw => haha, hawfinch => Bico-grossudo, hawed => hesitante,
