Sell vs. Hawk
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.
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.
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 fliesSellnoun
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 sellHawknoun
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 habitHawkverb
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 cakesHawkverb
hunt with hawks;
the Arabs like to hawk in the desertSellverb
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;
She deals in goldThe brothers sell shoesHawkverb
clear mucus or food from one's throat;
he cleared his throat before he started to speakSellverb
persuade somebody to accept something;
The French try to sell us their image as great loversSellverb
give up for a price or reward;
She sold her principles for a successful careerSellverb
deliver to an enemy by treachery;
Judas sold JesusThe spy betrayed his countrySellverb
be approved of or gain acceptance;
The new idea sold well in certain circlesSellverb
be responsible for the sale of;
All her publicity sold the products
