HAWK
Dictionary entry overview: What does hawk mean?
• HAWK (noun)
The noun HAWK has 3 senses:
1. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
2. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
3. a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
Familiarity information: HAWK used as a noun is uncommon.
• HAWK (verb)
The verb HAWK has 3 senses:
1. sell or offer for sale from place to place
2. hunt with hawks
3. clear mucus or food from one's throat
Familiarity information: HAWK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HAWK (noun)
Meaning:
Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("hawk" is a kind of...):
bird of prey; raptor; raptorial bird (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hawk"):
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)
falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
harrier eagle; short-toed eagle (any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles)
harrier (hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals)
kite (any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals)
honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus (Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles)
Buteo buteo; buzzard (the common European short-winged hawk)
Buteo lineatus; red-shouldered hawk (North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders)
Buteo lagopus; rough-legged hawk; roughleg (large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers)
Buteo jamaicensis; red-tailed hawk; redtail (dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail)
buteonine (any hawk of the genus Buteo)
chicken hawk; hen hawk (nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry)
Accipiter cooperii; blue darter; Cooper's hawk (bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight)
Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk (small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa)
Accipiter gentilis; goshawk (large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry)
tercel; tercelet; tiercel (male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon)
eyas (an unfledged or nestling hawk)
Holonyms ("hawk" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
Meaning:
An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
war hawk; hawk
Hypernyms ("hawk" is a kind of...):
militarist; warmonger (a person who advocates war or warlike policies)
Antonym:
dove (someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations)
Meaning:
A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mortarboard; hawk
Hypernyms ("hawk" is a kind of...):
board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)
• HAWK (verb)
Meaning:
Sell or offer for sale from place to place
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
hawk; huckster; monger; peddle; vend; pitch
Hypernyms (to "hawk" is one way to...):
deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Hunt with hawks
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
the tribes like to hawk in the desert
Hypernyms (to "hawk" is one way to...):
hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
In the summer they like to go out and hawk
Meaning:
Clear mucus or food from one's throat
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
clear the throat; hawk
Context example:
he cleared his throat before he started to speak
Hypernyms (to "hawk" is one way to...):
cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
