hawk
IPA: hˈɔk
noun
- A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
- Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
- (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
- (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
- (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.
- 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.
- A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
- (intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
- (transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
- (transitive, intransitive) To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat.
- (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
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Examples of "hawk" in Sentences
- Pigeons were eaten by hawks.
- The school's mascot is the hawk.
- The district's mascot is the Hawk.
- The fox and the hawk come to mind.
- A man's eyes are pecked out by a hawk.
- Hawks topple Brownsville Veterans to stay atop.
- A hawk is perched on the man's outstretched hand.
- He prefers retreat in the face of the omen of a hawk.
- The commander used the scanner to interrogate the captive Hawk.
- The national bird is the hawk and the national animal is the rattlesnake.