haw - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'haw' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Haw

[ n.]

- A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.
- The fruit of the hawthorn.
- The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
- An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made.

2 . Haw

[ v. i.]

- To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
- To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee.

3 . Haw

[ v. t.]

- To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.

Meaning of 'haw' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . haw

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- utter `haw'

Example in sentence:

he hemmed and hawed

Nearby Words:

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