hawk

  1. Noun.  A diurnal predatory bird of the family ''Accipitridae''.
  2. Noun.  (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
  4. Noun.  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.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To sell.
  6. Noun.  An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To forcibly attempt to cough up (phlegm).
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To clear the throat loudly.

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