Synonyms for
hawk
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
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All Definitions for Hawk

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1A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
2Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
3An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
4An uncooperative or purely selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the prisoner's dilemma, a.k.a. the Hawk-Dove game.
5To sell
6To offer for sale by outcry in the street
7To carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale
8To peddle.
9Cold, sharp or biting wind.
10To hunt with a hawk.
11To make an attack while on the wing
12To soar and strike like a hawk.
13A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
14To expectorate, to cough up (something, such as mucus) from one's throat
15To produce (something) by coughing or clearing one's throat.
16To try to cough up something from one's throat
17To clear the throat loudly
18To cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.
19Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
20A 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.
21A surname.

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