Sell vs. Hawk — What's the Difference?

To convince someone of the merits of.

To peddle or push goods aggressively.

To give or hand over something in exchange for money.

To advertise vocally in public.

To be available for purchase.

To offer goods for sale in an open, public place.

To promote or make available for purchase.

To actively and insistently promote products.

To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

To sell something by calling out in a loud voice.

To offer or have available for sale

Hawks are a group of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Hawks are widely distributed and vary greatly in size.

To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward

Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws used for seizing.

To be purchased in (a certain quantity); achieve sales of

Any of various similar birds of prey.

To bring about or encourage sales of; promote

A person who preys on others; a shark.

To cause to be accepted; advocate successfully

One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument.

To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of something

A person who favors military force or action in order to carry out foreign policy.

To exchange ownership for money or its equivalent; engage in selling

An audible effort to clear the throat by expelling phlegm.

To be sold or be on sale

To hunt with trained hawks.

To attract prospective buyers; be popular on the market

To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk

To be approved of; gain acceptance

To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out.

An act or instance of selling

To peddle (goods) aggressively, especially by calling out.

Something that sells or gains acceptance in a particular way

To clear or attempt to clear the throat by or as if by coughing up phlegm.

(Slang) A deception; a hoax.

To clear the throat of (phlegm).

To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

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

(ergative) To be sold.

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

To promote a product or service.

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.

To promote a particular viewpoint.

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

To betray for money or other things.

(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.

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

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.

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

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

To work as a prostitute.

(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.

An act of selling; sale.

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

The promotion of an idea for acceptance.

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

An easy task.

To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat.

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

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

(obsolete) A seat or stool.

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidæ. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.

(archaic) A saddle.

An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

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

A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.

Self.

To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.

A sill.

To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; - generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.

A cell; a house.

To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances.

A saddle for a horse.

To raise by hawking, as phlegm.

A throne or lofty seat.

To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.

An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.

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

To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. It is the correlative of buy.

An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.

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

To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.

Sell or offer for sale from place to place

To practice selling commodities.

Hunt with hawks;

To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.

Clear mucus or food from one's throat;

The activity of persuading someone to buy;

Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent;

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

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

Persuade somebody to accept something;

Give up for a price or reward;

Deliver to an enemy by treachery;

Be approved of or gain acceptance;

The legality of hawking depends on local regulations, which may require permits or restrict sales activities in certain areas.

Common places for hawking include street markets, busy intersections, and near tourist attractions.

Yes, "sell" can be used metaphorically to mean convincing someone or promoting an idea.

To sell something means to exchange it for money or another form of compensation.

"Sell" can be used for both goods and services, but "hawk" is typically associated more with tangible goods.

Hawking often requires skills in persuasive speaking and the ability to attract and engage passersby.

The main goal of selling is to transfer goods or services in exchange for monetary or other compensation.

Products typically hawked are those that can be easily transported and showcased in public spaces, like snacks, newspapers, and handicrafts.

Hawking is a form of selling that involves aggressive and public promotion, often with vocal advertising.

Hawking consider a selling goods informally in public places.