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What is "hawk" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hawk mean in English? Meaning of hawk definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hawk" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hawk": diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

Noun

  • Meaning: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
  • Synonyms: hawk
  • Hyponyms: accipiter cooperii accipiter gentilis accipiter nisus blue darter buteo buteo buteo jamaicensis buteo lagopus buteo lineatus buteonine buzzard chicken hawk cooper's hawk eyas falcon fish eagle fish hawk goshawk harrier harrier eagle hen hawk honey buzzard kite osprey pandion haliaetus pernis apivorus red-shouldered hawk red-tailed hawk redtail rough-legged hawk roughleg sea eagle short-toed eagle sparrow hawk tercel tercelet tiercel
  • Hypernyms: bird of prey raptor raptorial bird

    • Pronunciation in US: hôk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôk, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "hawk": sell or offer for sale from place to place

    Verb

  • Meaning: sell or offer for sale from place to place
  • Synonyms: hawk huckster monger peddle pitch vend
  • Hypernyms: deal sell trade

    • Pronunciation in US: hôk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôk, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "hawk": an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

    Noun

  • Meaning: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
  • Synonyms: hawk war hawk
  • Hypernyms: militarist warmonger
  • Antonyms: dove peacenik

    • Pronunciation in US: hôk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôk, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "hawk": hunt with hawks

    Verb

  • Meaning: hunt with hawks
  • Example: the tribes like to hawk in the desert
  • Synonyms: hawk
  • Hypernyms: hunt hunt down run track down

    • Pronunciation in US: hôk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôk, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "hawk": a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

    Noun

  • Meaning: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
  • Synonyms: hawk mortarboard
  • Hypernyms: board

    • Pronunciation in US: hôk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôk, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "hawk": clear mucus or food from one's throat

    Verb

  • Meaning: clear mucus or food from one's throat
  • Example: he cleared his throat before he started to speak
  • Synonyms: clear the throat hawk
  • Hypernyms: cough

    • Pronunciation in US: hôk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôk, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    chauvinist, belligerent, warmonger, war hawk, jingoist, militarist, jingo, chauvin,

    Antonyms:

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