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Meaning of hawks
noun
- A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. Example: It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world.
- Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon
- An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
- 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.
verb
- To hunt with a hawk.
- To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk. Example: to hawk at flies
noun
- 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.
verb
- To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle. Example: The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.
noun
- A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
verb
- To cough up something from one's throat.
- To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly. Example: Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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