Hawk vs. Hock

Hawknoun

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

Hawknoun

Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon

Hawknoun

(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions; a warmonger.

Hawknoun

(game theory) 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.

Hawknoun

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.

Hawknoun

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

Hawkverb

(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.

Hawkverb

(intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

Hawkverb

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

Hawkverb

To cough up something from one's throat.

Hawkverb

To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

Hawknoun

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.

Hawknoun

An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

Hawknoun

A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.

Hawkverb

To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.

Hawkverb

To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; - generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.

Hawkverb

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.

Hawkverb

To raise by hawking, as phlegm.

Hawkverb

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.

Hawknoun

diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

Hawknoun

an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

Hawknoun

a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

Hawkverb

sell or offer for sale from place to place

Hawkverb

hunt with hawks;

Hawkverb

clear mucus or food from one's throat;

Hawk

Hawks are a group of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Hawks are widely distributed and vary greatly in size.

Hocknoun

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

Hocknoun

The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

Hocknoun

Meat from that part of a food animal.

Hocknoun

Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.

Hocknoun

Debt.

Hocknoun

Installment purchase.

Hocknoun

Prison.

Hocknoun

To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.

Hocknoun

To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag.

Hocknoun

To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.

Hockverb

(transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Hockverb

To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

Hockverb

(US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly

Hocknoun

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

Hocknoun

The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.

Hocknoun

The popliteal space; the ham.

Hocknoun

The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock.

Hocknoun

The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock.

Hockverb

To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Hockverb

To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry.

Hocknoun

any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

Hocknoun

tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Hockverb

leave as a guarantee in return for money;

Hockverb

disable by cutting the hock

Hocknoun

the joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backwards.

Hocknoun

a knuckle of meat, especially of pork or ham.

Hocknoun

a dry white wine from the German Rhineland.

Hocknoun

variant spelling of hawk

Hockverb

deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.