"haw" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /hɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK], /hɔː/ [General-American, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ha|pos=interjection}} Middle English ha (interjection), {{cog|non|há|pos=interjection}} Old Norse há (interjection), {{cog|gml|ha}} Middle Low German ha, {{cog|goh|aha}} Old High German aha Head templates: {{en-interj}} haw
  1. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw). Categories (topical): English animal commands, Laughter Translations (an imitation of laughter): ha (Dutch), hah (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-haw-en-intj-uWzt7PIQ Disambiguation of English animal commands: 10 5 7 10 1 2 23 20 14 1 8 Disambiguation of Laughter: 47 0 0 10 1 1 16 16 7 1 1 Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 4 9 22 3 6 12 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 6 48 Disambiguation of 'an imitation of laughter': 100 0
  2. An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
    Sense id: en-haw-en-intj-1fPNU2M0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gee and haw, gee haw whammy diddle, haw-haw, hee-haw, hee haw, yaw-haw, yee-haw
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /hɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK], /hɔː/ [General-American, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: Assumed to be interjectory, but compare Old English hawian (“to observe, look”) Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=interjectory}} interjectory, {{cog|ang|hawian|t=to observe, look}} Old English hawian (“to observe, look”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} haw
  1. An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left. Translations (an instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver): (hē) (Chinese Mandarin), čehý (Czech), linksom (Dutch), dia (French), hü (st) (German), wiśta (Polish), ôa (Portuguese), ôô (Portuguese), hăis (Romanian), čihí (Slovak), соб (sob) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-haw-en-intj-B411rtuY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /hɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK], /hɔː/ [General-American, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav Forms: haws [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Middle English hawe, from Old English haga (“enclosure, hedge”), from Proto-Germanic *hagô (compare West Frisian haach, Dutch haag, German Hag (“hedged farmland”), Norwegian Bokmål hage (“garden”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom (compare Welsh cae (“field”), Latin caulae (“sheepfold, enclosure”), cohum (“strap between plowbeam and yoke”), Russian кош (koš, “tent”), коша́ра (košára, “sheepfold”), Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa, “curtain wall”)), from *kagʰ- 'to catch, grasp' (compare Welsh cau (“to clasp”), Oscan kahad (“may he seize”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hawe}} Middle English hawe, {{inh|en|ang|haga||enclosure, hedge}} Old English haga (“enclosure, hedge”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hagô}} Proto-Germanic *hagô, {{cog|fy|haach}} West Frisian haach, {{cog|nl|haag}} Dutch haag, {{cog|de|Hag||hedged farmland}} German Hag (“hedged farmland”), {{cog|nb|hage||garden}} Norwegian Bokmål hage (“garden”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kagʰom}} Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom, {{cog|cy|cae||field}} Welsh cae (“field”), {{cog|la|caulae||sheepfold, enclosure}} Latin caulae (“sheepfold, enclosure”), {{cog|ru|кош||tent}} Russian кош (koš, “tent”), {{cog|sa|कक्ष||curtain wall}} Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa, “curtain wall”), {{cog|cy|cau||to clasp}} Welsh cau (“to clasp”), {{cog|osc|kahad||may he seize}} Oscan kahad (“may he seize”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} haw (plural haws)
  1. Fruit of the hawthorn. Categories (lifeform): Pome fruits Synonyms: hawthorn berry
    Sense id: en-haw-en-noun-en:fruit Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 10 1 4 16 1 2 27 27 6 1 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 2 10 0 1 31 35 7 0 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 3 8 24 2 5 19 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 4 9 22 3 6 12 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 41 4 9 16 27
  2. (historical) A hedge. Tags: historical Translations (hedge): haag (Dutch), haie [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-haw-en-noun-WXeYwHRO Disambiguation of 'hedge': 0 100 0
  3. (obsolete) Something that has little value or importance; a whit or jot. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-haw-en-noun-UPi12sY-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: apple haw (taxonomic: Crataegus aestivalis), black haw, crimson haw (taxonomic: Crataegus biltmoriana), downy haw, Haw Creek, hawthorn, hog's haw (taxonomic: Crataegus brachyacantha), mayhaw (taxonomic: Crataegus aestivalis), parsley haw (taxonomic: Crataegus marshallii), pear haw (alt: esp. Crataegus tomentosa), possum haw, purple haw (taxonomic: Condalia obovata), red haw, rose haw, scarlet haw (alt: esp. Crataegus biltmoriana), Shawnee haw (alt: Vibrnum nudum), summer haw (taxonomic: Crataegus aestivalis), swamp haw (taxonomic: Viburnum nudum)

Noun

IPA: /hɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK], /hɔː/ [General-American, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav Forms: haws [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: Late Middle English (denoting a discharge from the eye), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Etymology 2 above, describing a berry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} haw (countable and uncountable, plural haws)
  1. (countable, anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Anatomy, English animal commands, Eye Categories (lifeform): Pome fruits
    Sense id: en-haw-en-noun-44cj9ocO Disambiguation of English animal commands: 10 5 7 10 1 2 23 20 14 1 8 Disambiguation of Eye: 8 2 2 12 1 2 35 28 5 1 4 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 10 1 4 16 1 2 27 27 6 1 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 2 10 0 1 31 35 7 0 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (uncountable) A disease of the nictitating membrane. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): English animal commands Categories (lifeform): Pome fruits
    Sense id: en-haw-en-noun-9br1rYag Disambiguation of English animal commands: 10 5 7 10 1 2 23 20 14 1 8 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 10 1 4 16 1 2 27 27 6 1 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 2 10 0 1 31 35 7 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /hɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK], /hɔː/ [General-American, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav Forms: haws [present, singular, third-person], hawing [participle, present], hawed [participle, past], hawed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ha|pos=interjection}} Middle English ha (interjection), {{cog|non|há|pos=interjection}} Old Norse há (interjection), {{cog|gml|ha}} Middle Low German ha, {{cog|goh|aha}} Old High German aha Head templates: {{en-verb}} haw (third-person singular simple present haws, present participle hawing, simple past and past participle hawed)
  1. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. Categories (topical): English animal commands Derived forms: hum and haw, hem and haw
    Sense id: en-haw-en-verb-UoQEeN1v Disambiguation of English animal commands: 10 5 7 10 1 2 23 20 14 1 8 Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 4 9 22 3 6 12 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 6 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /hɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK], /hɔː/ [General-American, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav Forms: haws [present, singular, third-person], hawing [participle, present], hawed [participle, past], hawed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: Assumed to be interjectory, but compare Old English hawian (“to observe, look”) Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=interjectory}} interjectory, {{cog|ang|hawian|t=to observe, look}} Old English hawian (“to observe, look”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} haw (third-person singular simple present haws, present participle hawing, simple past and past participle hawed)
  1. (of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
    Sense id: en-haw-en-verb-Uo-OmB7u
  2. To cause (an animal) to turn left.
    Sense id: en-haw-en-verb-6pP0xBll Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, English onomatopoeias, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 4 9 22 3 6 12 8 15 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 6 31 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 29 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 32 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gee haw whimmy diddle, haw and gee, haw and gee about
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gee haw whammy diddle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "haw-haw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hee-haw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hee haw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout — Haw! — so.",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Crataegus aestivalis",
      "word": "apple haw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "black haw"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Crataegus biltmoriana",
      "word": "crimson haw"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "downy haw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Haw Creek"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hawthorn"
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      "taxonomic": "Crataegus brachyacantha",
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      "taxonomic": "Crataegus aestivalis",
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      "taxonomic": "Crataegus marshallii",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "possum haw"
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      "taxonomic": "Condalia obovata",
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    {
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      "word": "red haw"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rose haw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "scarlet haw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "Vibrnum nudum",
      "word": "Shawnee haw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Crataegus aestivalis",
      "word": "summer haw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Viburnum nudum",
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    {
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    {
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      "taxonomic": "Crataegus marshallii",
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      "word": "possum haw"
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      "word": "соб"
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        "To turn towards the driver, typically to the left."
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        "(of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left."
      ],
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        "of an animal"
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        }
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        "To cause (an animal) to turn left."
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/hɔː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "US"
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "en:Laughter",
    "en:Pome fruits"
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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
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      ],
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        "The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane."
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        "(countable, anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane."
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        "A disease of the nictitating membrane."
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        "(uncountable) A disease of the nictitating membrane."
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      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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