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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. English theoretical physicist (born in 1942);
[syn: Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking]

2. the act of selling goods for a living;
[syn: vending, peddling, hawking, vendition]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawked (h[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking.] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [1913 Webster] A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] A falcon, towering in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hawking n 1: English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn: Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking] 2: the act of selling goods for a living [syn: vending, peddling, hawking, vendition]