Definition of "hawk" in Anglais

noun

1. A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

   • It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world.

2. Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.

3. (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.

4. (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.

5. (game theory) An 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.

6. (US, especially Chicago, and nationwide in African-American, often with "the") Cold, sharp or biting wind.

verb

1. (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.

2. (intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

   • to hawk at flies

noun

1. A 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.

verb

1. (transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

   • The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.

noun

1. A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To expectorate, to cough up (something, such as mucus) from one's throat; to produce (something) by coughing or clearing one's throat.

   • to hawk a loogie

2. (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.

   • Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.