hawk


hawk (http://definr.com/hawk)

     n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings
          and a long tail
     2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
        [syn: war hawk] [ant: dove]
     v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger,
           huckster, vend, pitch]
     2: hunt with hawks
     3: clear the throat, as of phlegm [syn: hawk and spit]
     4: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his
        throat before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat]