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hawk1 noun 1 a relatively small diurnal bird of prey with short rounded wings and very good eyesight which hunts by pouncing on small birds and mammals. 2 in the USA: any of various falcons. 3 politics a person favouring force and aggression rather than peaceful means of settling disputes. Compare dove2 (sense 2). 4 a ruthless or grasping person. verb (hawked, hawking) 1 intrans to hunt with a hawk. 2 intrans said of falcons or hawks: to fly in search of prey. 3 to pursue or attack on the wing, as a hawk does. hawking noun. hawkish like a hawk. hawklike adj. know a hawk from a handsaw to be able to judge between things pretty well. watch someone like a hawk to watch them closely.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hafoc.
hawk1 noun 1 a relatively small diurnal bird of prey with short rounded wings and very good eyesight which hunts by pouncing on small birds and mammals. 2 in the USA: any of various falcons. 3 politics a person favouring force and aggression rather than peaceful means of settling disputes. Compare dove2 (sense 2). 4 a ruthless or grasping person. verb (hawked, hawking) 1 intrans to hunt with a hawk. 2 intrans said of falcons or hawks: to fly in search of prey. 3 to pursue or attack on the wing, as a hawk does. hawking noun. hawkish like a hawk. hawklike adj. know a hawk from a handsaw to be able to judge between things pretty well. watch someone like a hawk to watch them closely.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hafoc.
hawk1 noun 1 a relatively small diurnal bird of prey with short rounded wings and very good eyesight which hunts by pouncing on small birds and mammals. 2 in the USA: any of various falcons. 3 politics a person favouring force and aggression rather than peaceful means of settling disputes. Compare dove2 (sense 2). 4 a ruthless or grasping person. verb (hawked, hawking) 1 intrans to hunt with a hawk. 2 intrans said of falcons or hawks: to fly in search of prey. 3 to pursue or attack on the wing, as a hawk does. hawking noun. hawkish like a hawk. hawklike adj. know a hawk from a handsaw to be able to judge between things pretty well. watch someone like a hawk to watch them closely.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hafoc.
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