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hawk

UK
/hɔːk/
US
/hɔk/

Translations

hawknoun
hawks
pl
UK
/hɔːk/
US
/hɔk/
The hawk soared high above the forest.
Ястреб парил высоко над лесом.
Additional translations
сторонник жесткой линии
Synonyms
bird of prey
falcon
kestrel
accipiter
raptor
hawkverb
hawked
Past Simple
hawked
Past Participle
hawking
Gerund
UK
/hɔːk/
US
/hɔk/
The vendor hawked his goods loudly in the market.
Продавец громко кричал о своих товарах на рынке.
He used to hawk newspapers on the street corner.
Он раньше торговал газетами на углу улицы.
Additional translations
разглашать
разносить
Synonyms
screech
call
cry
squawk
scream
hawkadjective
UK
/hɔːk/
US
/hɔk/
Used primarily attributively before nouns; non-gradable.
Synonyms
rapacious
predatory
raptorial
jingoistic
interventionist
aggressive
warmongering
militant
bellicose
hawkish

Definitions

hawknoun
A bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase.
The hawk soared high above the fields, searching for its next meal.
A person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs.
The senator was known as a hawk, always pushing for military intervention.
A plasterer's tool with a flat square surface for carrying plaster or mortar.
The mason used a hawk to hold the mortar as he worked on the wall.
A person who sells goods by calling out to attract customers; a peddler.
Street hawks lined the alley, shouting prices for fresh fruit.
hawkverb
To sell goods aggressively, often by calling out to attract customers.
Street vendors hawk their wares to passersby in the busy market.
To clear the throat noisily.
He hawked loudly before beginning his speech.
To hunt small game with a trained hawk.
Medieval nobles often hawked across the open fields at dawn.
hawkadjective
(attributive) Advocating a military or aggressive policy; hawkish.
Her hawk position on national security surprised the committee.
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