Sell vs. Hawk

Sell vs. Hawk — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sell and Hawk

Sellverb

To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars.Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell.

Hawknoun

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

It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world.

Sellverb

(ergative) To be sold.

This old stock will never sell.The corn sold for a good price.

Hawknoun

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

Sellverb

To promote a product or service.

Hawknoun

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

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Sellverb

To promote a particular viewpoint.

My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.

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.

Sellverb

To betray for money.

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.

Sellverb

(slang) To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.

Hawknoun

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

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Sellverb

To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.

Hawkverb

(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.

Sellnoun

An act of selling.

This is going to be a tough sell.

Hawkverb

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

to hawk at flies

Sellnoun

An easy task.

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.

The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.

Sellnoun

An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.

Hawkverb

To cough up something from one's throat.

Sellnoun

(obsolete) A seat or stool.

Hawkverb

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

Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.

Sellnoun

(archaic) A saddle.

Hawknoun

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

Sellnoun

A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).

He picked up the sell from the straw-strewn barn-floor, snelly sneaked up behind her and sleekly slung it around her swire while scryingː "dee, dee ye fooking quhoreǃ".

Hawknoun

an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

Sellnoun

the activity of persuading someone to buy;

it was a hard sell

Hawknoun

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

Sellverb

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent;

He sold his house in JanuaryShe sells her body to survive and support her drug habit

Hawkverb

sell or offer for sale from place to place

Sellverb

be sold at a certain price or in a certain way;

These books sell like hot cakes

Hawkverb

hunt with hawks;

the Arabs like to hawk in the desert

Sellverb

do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;

She deals in goldThe brothers sell shoes

Hawkverb

clear mucus or food from one's throat;

he cleared his throat before he started to speak

Sellverb

persuade somebody to accept something;

The French try to sell us their image as great lovers

Sellverb

give up for a price or reward;

She sold her principles for a successful career

Sellverb

deliver to an enemy by treachery;

Judas sold JesusThe spy betrayed his country

Sellverb

be approved of or gain acceptance;

The new idea sold well in certain circles

Sellverb

be responsible for the sale of;

All her publicity sold the products