Associations to the word «Haw»
Verb
Wiktionary
HAW, interjection. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
HAW, interjection. An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
HAW, verb. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
HAW, noun. Fruit of the hawthorn.
HAW, noun. (historical) A hedge.
HAW, interjection. An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
HAW, verb. (of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
HAW, verb. To cause (an animal) to turn left.
HAW, noun. (anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
HAW, proper noun. A topographic and patronymic surname.
HAW, proper noun. A river in the US state of North Carolina.
HAW AND GEE, verb. To go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable.
Dictionary definition
HAW, noun. A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus.
HAW, noun. The nictitating membrane of a horse.
HAW, verb. Utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed".
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