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HAW-HAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haw-haw mean? 

HAW-HAW (noun)
  The noun HAW-HAW has 2 senses:

1. a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighingplay

2. a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscapeplay

  Familiarity information: HAW-HAW used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAW-HAW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ha-ha; haw-haw; hee-haw; horselaugh

Hypernyms ("haw-haw" is a kind of...):

laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ha-ha; haw-haw; sunk fence

Hypernyms ("haw-haw" is a kind of...):

ditch (a long narrow excavation in the earth)


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