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hawk¹ (hôk)

1. Any of various birds of prey of the order Falconiformes and especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws adapted for seizing.

2. Any of various similar birds of prey.

3. A person who preys on others; a shark.

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

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

intr.v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks

1. To hunt with trained hawks.

2. To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk: "It was fun to watch the scattered snail kites . . . lifting and falling in the wind as they hawked across the shining grass and water" (Peter Matthiessen).

[Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

hawkish adj.

hawkish·ly adv.

hawkish·ness n.

hawk² (hôk)

v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks

v.intr.

To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out.

v.tr.

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

[Middle English hauken, back-formation from hauker; see hawker.]

hawk³ (hôk)

v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks

v.intr.

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

v.tr.

To clear the throat of (phlegm).

An audible effort to clear the throat by expelling phlegm.

[Imitative.]

hawk¹

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, such as the goshawk and Cooper's hawk, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail Related adj accipitrine

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US and Canadian any of various other falconiform birds, including the falcons but not the eagles or vultures

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who advocates or supports war or warlike policies Compare dove¹ [2]

4. a ruthless or rapacious person

know a hawk from a handsaw to be able to judge things; be discerning

[from Shakespeare (Hamlet II:2:375); handsaw is probably a corruption of dialect heronshaw heron]

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) (intr) to hunt with falcons, hawks, etc.

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) (intr) (of falcons or hawks) to fly in quest of prey

3. to pursue or attack on the wing, as a hawk

[Old English hafoc; related to Old Norse haukr, Old Frisian havek, Old High German habuh, Polish kobuz]

hawklike adj

hawk²

1. to offer (goods) for sale, as in the street

2. (tr; often foll by about) to spread (news, gossip, etc.)

[back formation from hawker¹]

hawk³

1. (intr) to clear the throat noisily

2. (tr) to force (phlegm) up from the throat

3. Brit a slang word for spit

a noisy clearing of the throat

[of imitative origin; see haw²]

hawk⁴

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a small square board with a handle underneath, used for carrying wet plaster or mortar Also called mortar board

[of unknown origin]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles eyas - an unfledged or nestling hawk tercel, tercelet, tiercel - male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon Accipiter gentilis, goshawk - large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry Accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk - small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa Accipiter cooperii, blue darter, Cooper's hawk - bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight chicken hawk, hen hawk - nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry buteonine - any hawk of the genus Buteo Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail - dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail Buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg - large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers Buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk - North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders Buteo buteo, buzzard - the common European short-winged hawk honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus - Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles kite - any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals harrier - hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals harrier eagle, short-toed eagle - any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sea eagle - large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
	2.	hawk - an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations war hawk militarist, warmonger - a person who advocates war or warlike policies peacenik, dove - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
	3.	hawk - a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar mortarboard board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
Verb	1.	hawk - sell or offer for sale from place to place huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
	2.	hawk - hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
	3.	hawk - clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" clear the throat cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

hawk¹ noun

Related words
adjective accipitrine
collective noun cast

hawk²

verb peddle, market, sell, push, traffic, tout (informal), vend vendors hawking trinkets

Translations

hawk¹ [hɔːk] N (Orn, Pol) → halcón m
he was watching me like a hawk → me vigilaba estrechamente, no me quitaba ojo

hawk² [hɔːk] VT [+ goods for sale] → pregonar

hawk³ [hɔːk] VI (also hawk up) (= clear one's throat) → carraspear

hawk [ˈhɔːk]

(= bird) → faucon m
to watch sb like a hawk (= very closely) → surveiller qn de près

(= person) → faucon m
hawks and doves → faucons et colombes

vt (= offer for sale) [+ goods] → colporter; [+ property] → vendre

hawk¹

(Orn) → Habicht m; (= sparrow hawk) → Sperber m; (= falcon) → Falke m; to watch somebody like a hawk → jdn ganz genau beobachten

(fig: = politician) → Falke m; the hawks and the doves → die Falken und die Tauben

vi → mit Falken jagen

hawk²

vi (with phlegm) → sich räuspern

hawk³

vt → hausieren (gehen) mit; (in street) → verkaufen, feilhalten, feilbieten; (by shouting out) → ausschreien

hawk¹ [hɔːk] n (also) (fig) → falco

hawk² [hɔːk] vt (goods for sale) → vendere per strada

hawk¹

n hawk [hoːk]

a type of bird of prey. valk صَقْر ястреб jestřáb, krahujec høg der Falke γεράκι halcón kull باز haukka faucon נֵץ बाज-पक्षी jastreb, kobac héja elang haukur falco たか 매 vanagas vanags helang havik hauk jastrząb falcão şoim хищная птица dravý vták (luniak, sokol, jastrab) sokol soko hök, falk เหยี่ยว atmaca, şahin, doğan 鷹 яструб; сокіл عقاب diều hâu 鹰

adj hawk-ˈeyed

having very good eye-sight. met valkoë, skerpsiende حاد البَصَر с орлов поглед bystrozraký falkeblik mit Falkenaugen αετομάτης ojos de lince teravasilmne تيزبين tarkkasilmäinen au regard perçant חַד-עַיִן तेज नजर वाला oštrook sasszemű jeli haukeygur, fráneygur dagli occhi di falco 目の鋭い (매처럼) 눈이 매서운 aštraus žvilgsnio, akylas asredzīgs; acīgs tajam penglihatan kattenogen hebben med falkeblikk o jastrzębim wzroku de olhos de lince cu ochi ager с острым зрением bystrozraký ki ima oči kot jastreb oka sokolova falkögd สายตาที่แหลมคม kartal gözlü, şahin bakışlı 目光銳利的 гострозорий; пильний تیز نظر tinh mắt 目光锐利的

hawk²

v hawk [hoːk]

to carry goods round for sale. smous يُنادي على بضاعَتِه върша амбулантна търговия provozovat podomní obchod sælge ved dørene; drive gadehandel hausieren gehen mit γυρίζω και πουλώ vender de puerta en puerta rändkaubitsema دستفروشی كردن myydä colporter לִמכּוֹר כְּרוֹכֵל फेरी लगाकर माल बेचना pokucariti, izvikivati robu za prodaju po ulicama (áruval) házal menjajakan bjóða vöru til sölu (fare il venditore ambulante) 行商する 물건을 팔러 다니다 prekiauti išnešiotinai tirgot/piedāvāt preces pa mājām berjaja venten drive gatehandel prowadzić handel domokrążny apregoar a vinde pe stradă торговать вразнос predávať (po domoch) krošnjariti nositi unaokolo stvari za prodaju bjuda ut varor เร่ขาย (ของเล็กๆน้อยๆ) ตามถนน หรือตามบ้าน seyyar satıcılık yapmak 叫賣 торгувати, розносячи товари پھیری لگا کر سودا بیچنا bán hàng rong 叫卖

n hawker

smous مُربّي الصُّقور амбулантен търговец podomní prodavač, -ka dørsælger; gadehandler der/die Hausierer(in) πλανόδιος πωλητής, γυρολόγος vendedor ambulante rändkaupmees دوره گرد kaupustelija colporteur/-euse רוֹכֵל फेरीवाला pokucarac, ulicni trgovac s kolicima házaló penjaja götusali; farandsali venditore/venditrice ambulante 行商人 행상인 gatvės prekiautojas preču piedāvātājs mājās penjaja venter gateselger domokrążca vendedor ambulante vânzător ambulant торговец-разносчик podomový obchodník krošnjar torbar gatuförsäljare, gårdfarihandlare คนเร่ขาย seyyar satıcı, işportacı 叫賣的小販 рознощик, вуличний торговець پھیری والا خوردہ فروش người bán hàng rong 叫卖的小贩

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