Hawk
noun
A kind of bird that can often be seen during the day, known to catch and eat small animals.
The hawk swooped down and caught a mouse in its claws.
Often appears as...
- red-tailed hawk
- hawk in the sky
verb
Selling goods in the street or public places.
She was hawking her paintings on the sidewalk.
Often appears as...
- hawk wares
- hawk goods
noun
A person who strongly supports military activity.
He was a hawk during the war, advocating for increased military action.
Often appears as...
- military hawk
- political hawk
verb
Trying to clear out the throat by making a harsh noise.
He was hawking loudly, clearing his throat of phlegm.
Often appears as...
- hawk and spit
- hawk up phlegm
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A kind of bird that can often be seen during the day, known to catch and eat small animals.
The hawk swooped down and caught a mouse in its claws.
Often appears as...
- red-tailed hawk
- hawk in the sky
verb
Selling goods in the street or public places.
She was hawking her paintings on the sidewalk.
Often appears as...
- hawk wares
- hawk goods
noun
A person who strongly supports military activity.
He was a hawk during the war, advocating for increased military action.
Often appears as...
- military hawk
- political hawk
verb
Trying to clear out the throat by making a harsh noise.
He was hawking loudly, clearing his throat of phlegm.
Often appears as...
- hawk and spit
- hawk up phlegm
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Bird of Prey
Hawk refers to fierce birds known for hunting skills, symbolizing sharp vision and power in various cultures.
The farmers appreciate the hawk for keeping the rodent population under control.
Pro Tip 2/3Protected Species
Many hawks are protected by law, so the term may suggest wildlife conservation and respect for nature.
The naturalist photographed the hawk, mindful of not disturbing its habitat.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Metaphor
Hawk is used metaphorically to describe sharp-eyed observation or surveillance.
The security guard watched like a hawk, ensuring no one trespassed.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird of Prey
Hawk refers to fierce birds known for hunting skills, symbolizing sharp vision and power in various cultures.
The farmers appreciate the hawk for keeping the rodent population under control.
Pro Tip 2/3Protected Species
Many hawks are protected by law, so the term may suggest wildlife conservation and respect for nature.
The naturalist photographed the hawk, mindful of not disturbing its habitat.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Metaphor
Hawk is used metaphorically to describe sharp-eyed observation or surveillance.
The security guard watched like a hawk, ensuring no one trespassed.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird of Prey
Hawk refers to fierce birds known for hunting skills, symbolizing sharp vision and power in various cultures.
The farmers appreciate the hawk for keeping the rodent population under control.
Pro Tip 2/3Protected Species
Many hawks are protected by law, so the term may suggest wildlife conservation and respect for nature.
The naturalist photographed the hawk, mindful of not disturbing its habitat.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Metaphor
Hawk is used metaphorically to describe sharp-eyed observation or surveillance.
The security guard watched like a hawk, ensuring no one trespassed.
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Video examples
Hunting With Falcons:...
pictures try to put as much as I could together I knew that falconers put bells on their birds and so I would go up in the attic and raid my mom's Christmas decorations and put Christmas bells on my Birds legs thinking that was a part of the falconry equipment you know I'm walking around with a garden glove I have this hawk on
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Owlet vs. Hawk Moth PIPE...
tiny primate called a bush baby finds a praying mantis finger lickin good okay time for this outlet to tie on the feedbag but what the heck turns out the hawk moth is protected by a dense layer of microscopic scales the force of the owl at grabbing them off dislodges its
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How to speak monkey: The...
through a quick day in her life with these calls. While heading towards a feeding tree for her first meal of the day, she says,, a call most often used in relaxed investigations. However, suddenly she spots the shadow of a hawk. "E chirp" for alarm.
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The surprising secrets...
Some hummingbirds employ these aerial fencing techniques to chase off larger birds like hawks and owls. But the most extreme fights are between male hummingbirds competing for flowers and females. Fortunately, these duels are rarely deadly.
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Political common ground...
Second, there was the social conservatives who believed in religious liberty, pro-life, prayer in schools. He totally ignored that. There was not a single mention of a single social conservative issue. And then there were the fiscal hawks,
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Cacophony is the...
because I hadn't had the chance to study music formally my personal metronome was the complex cacophony of sounds in a crop the chance of hawk is selling in
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Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world the vertebra wastes no time it swoops
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Rattler vs. Red-Tailed...
enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world the bird of prey wastes no time it
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Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
its fangs into enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world
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Best Wild Animal Chases...
for a rookie hawk that's just arrived they're quite a challenge she has to learn how to catch them
Video examples
Hunting With Falcons:...
pictures try to put as much as I could together I knew that falconers put bells on their birds and so I would go up in the attic and raid my mom's Christmas decorations and put Christmas bells on my Birds legs thinking that was a part of the falconry equipment you know I'm walking around with a garden glove I have this hawk on
Video examples
Owlet vs. Hawk Moth PIPE...
tiny primate called a bush baby finds a praying mantis finger lickin good okay time for this outlet to tie on the feedbag but what the heck turns out the hawk moth is protected by a dense layer of microscopic scales the force of the owl at grabbing them off dislodges its
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
through a quick day in her life with these calls. While heading towards a feeding tree for her first meal of the day, she says,, a call most often used in relaxed investigations. However, suddenly she spots the shadow of a hawk. "E chirp" for alarm.
Video examples
The surprising secrets...
Some hummingbirds employ these aerial fencing techniques to chase off larger birds like hawks and owls. But the most extreme fights are between male hummingbirds competing for flowers and females. Fortunately, these duels are rarely deadly.
Video examples
Political common ground...
Second, there was the social conservatives who believed in religious liberty, pro-life, prayer in schools. He totally ignored that. There was not a single mention of a single social conservative issue. And then there were the fiscal hawks,
Video examples
Cacophony is the...
because I hadn't had the chance to study music formally my personal metronome was the complex cacophony of sounds in a crop the chance of hawk is selling in
Video examples
Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world the vertebra wastes no time it swoops
Video examples
Rattler vs. Red-Tailed...
enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world the bird of prey wastes no time it
Video examples
Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
its fangs into enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world
Video examples
Best Wild Animal Chases...
for a rookie hawk that's just arrived they're quite a challenge she has to learn how to catch them
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Quote examples
Jerry West
American Businessman
At one time, we were asked to play your own man; you're responsible for your own man. And, if you were good enough and kind of a ball hawk, you helped everyone else. Now it's really much more of a team concept defensively than it was when we played.
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Taylor Negron
American Actor
To make money, I did portraits . The truth is so bizarre! I'm kind of embarrassed. I was like a 19th-century pirate painter. I'd say, 'Your mom would love a painting of you!' A salesman! I'd hawk paintings.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world's most elegant phenomena.
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Pete Hegseth
American Author
Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive.
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Janice Dickinson
American Model
Celebrity is hawking make-up, cars, everything; it's shifted.
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Mike Quigley
American Politician
Being on the Intelligence Committee made me more of a hawk.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Watch your finances like a hawk.
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Carl Icahn
American Businessman
My wife watches me like a hawk.
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Dick Cheney
American Vice President
I am a deficit hawk.
Quote examples
Jerry West
American Businessman
At one time, we were asked to play your own man; you're responsible for your own man. And, if you were good enough and kind of a ball hawk, you helped everyone else. Now it's really much more of a team concept defensively than it was when we played.
Quote examples
Taylor Negron
American Actor
To make money, I did portraits . The truth is so bizarre! I'm kind of embarrassed. I was like a 19th-century pirate painter. I'd say, 'Your mom would love a painting of you!' A salesman! I'd hawk paintings.
Quote examples
Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.
Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world's most elegant phenomena.
Quote examples
Pete Hegseth
American Author
Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive.
Quote examples
Janice Dickinson
American Model
Celebrity is hawking make-up, cars, everything; it's shifted.
Quote examples
Mike Quigley
American Politician
Being on the Intelligence Committee made me more of a hawk.
Quote examples
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Watch your finances like a hawk.
Quote examples
Carl Icahn
American Businessman
My wife watches me like a hawk.
Quote examples
Dick Cheney
American Vice President
I am a deficit hawk.
Example 1 of 10
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