verb
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To hunt with a hawk.
definition
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
example
to hawk at flies
verb
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To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
example
The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.
verb
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To cough up something from one's throat.
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To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
example
Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.
adjective
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Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.
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Spotted, streaked