hawk

noun

/hɔːk/

Idioms

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a strong fast bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food). There are several different types of hawks.
- He waited, watching her like a hawk (= watching her very closely).
- The hawk swooped low over the field.
see also red-tailed hawk, sparrowhawkTopics Birdsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
hawk + verb
- hover
- swoop
- swoop down
- …
phrases
- watch (somebody) like a hawk
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a person, especially a politician, who supports the use of military force to solve problems opposite dove1

Word Originnoun Old English hafoc, heafoc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch havik and German Habicht.

Idioms

have (got) eyes like a hawk

to be able to notice or see everything
- She's bound to notice that chipped glass. The woman has eyes like a hawk!

verb

/hɔːk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they hawk	/hɔːk/ /hɔːk/
he / she / it hawks	/hɔːks/ /hɔːks/
past simple hawked	/hɔːkt/ /hɔːkt/
past participle hawked	/hɔːkt/ /hɔːkt/
-ing form hawking	/ˈhɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈhɔːkɪŋ/

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[transitive] hawk something to try to sell things by going from place to place asking people to buy them synonym peddle
- He made a living hawking cleaning products from door to door.
[intransitive, transitive] hawk (something) to get phlegm (= a thick substance that forms in your nose and throat when you are ill) in your mouth when you cough

Word Originverb sense 1 late 15th cent.: probably a back-formation from hawker. verb sense 2 late 16th cent.: probably imitative.