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Hawks

noun
Word Frequency: 1.5

Definitions

1.nounA diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
"It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world."
2.nounAny diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon
3.nounAn advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
4.nounAn 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.
5.verbTo hunt with a hawk.
6.verbTo make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
"to hawk at flies"
7.nounA 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.
8.verbTo sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
"The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square."
9.nounA noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
10.verbTo cough up something from one's throat.
11.verbTo try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
"Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco."

Synonyms

war hawkwarmongermortarboardhawkingpitchhucksterpeddlevendmongerclear the throatsellseagles

Antonyms

dove

Rhymes With

paradoxfauxunorthodoxequinoxflummoxfoxboxidiot box
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