| hawk | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail. |
| ~ bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird | any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals. |
| ~ accipitridae, family accipitridae | hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles. |
| ~ eyas | an unfledged or nestling hawk. |
| ~ tercel, tercelet, tiercel | male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon. |
| ~ accipiter gentilis, goshawk | large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry. |
| ~ accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa. |
| ~ accipiter cooperii, blue darter, cooper's hawk | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight. |
| ~ chicken hawk, hen hawk | nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry. |
| ~ buteonine | any hawk of the genus Buteo. |
| ~ buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail | dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail. |
| ~ buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg | large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers. |
| ~ buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk | North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders. |
| ~ buteo buteo, buzzard | the common European short-winged hawk. |
| ~ honey buzzard, pernis apivorus | Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles. |
| ~ kite | any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals. |
| ~ harrier | hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals. |
| ~ harrier eagle, short-toed eagle | any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles. |
| ~ falcon | diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight. |
| ~ fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, pandion haliaetus, sea eagle | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years. |
| n. (person) | 2. hawk, war hawk | an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations. |
| ~ militarist, warmonger | a person who advocates war or warlike policies. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. hawk, mortarboard | a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar. |
| ~ board | a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose.; "he nailed boards across the windows" |
| v. (possession) | 4. hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend | sell or offer for sale from place to place. |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| v. (competition) | 5. hawk | hunt with hawks.; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| v. (body) | 6. clear the throat, hawk | clear mucus or food from one's throat.; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" |
| ~ cough | exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion.; "The smoker coughs all day" |
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