Phonetic Breakdown of "hawk"
Learn how to break down "hawk" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/hɔːk/
/hɔk/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
HH AO1 K
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Definition of "hawk"
Pronunciation: /hɔːk/
Noun
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A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.Example: "It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world."
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Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon
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An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.Synonyms: war hawk, warmongerAntonyms: dove
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An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.Antonyms: dove
Verb
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To hunt with a hawk.
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To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.Example: "to hawk at flies"
Pronunciation: /hɔːk/
Noun
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A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.Synonyms: mortarboard
Pronunciation: /hɔːk/
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."
Pronunciation: /hɔːk/
Noun
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A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
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."
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