The Wordsmith Dictionary

Hawk, n. Etym: [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc;akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. hök, Dan. hög, prob. from the root of E. heave. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidæ. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles.Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.

Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis ); the red-shouldered (B. lineatus ); the broad-winged (B. Pennsylvanicus ); the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus ); the sharp-shinned Accipiter fuscus ). See Fishhawk, Goshawk, Marsh hawk, under Marsh, Night hawk, under Night. Bee hawk (Zoöl.), the honey buzzard. -- Eagle hawk. See under Eagle. -- Hawk eagle (Zoöl.), an Asiatic bird of the genus Spizætus, or Limnætus, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species. -- Hawk fly (Zoöl.), a voracious fly of the family Asilidæ. See Hornet fly, under Hornet. -- Hawk moth. (Zoöl.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary. -- Hawk owl. (Zoöl.) (a ) A northern owl (Surnia ulula ) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks. (b ) An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus ). -- Hawk's bill (Horology ), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock.

HAWK

Hawk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawked; p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking. ]

1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. Prior.

2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies. Dryden. A falcon, towering in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. Shak.

HAWK

Hawk, v. i. Etym: [W. hochi.]

Defn: To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances.

HAWK

HAWK Hawk, v. t.

Defn: To raise by hawking, as phlegm.

HAWK

Hawk, n. Etym: [W. hoch. ]

Defn: An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

HAWK

Hawk, v. t. Etym: [Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. höken, höcken, to higgle, to retail, höke, höker, a higgler, huckster. See Huckster. ]

Defn: To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise ) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets. His works were hawked in every street. Swift.

HAWK

HAWK Hawk, n. (Masonry )

Defn: A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. Hawk boy, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar.

HAWKBILL

HAWKBILL Hawk "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata ), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

HAWKBIT

HAWKBIT Hawk "bit `, n. (Bot. )

Defn: The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale ).

HAWKED

HAWKED Hawked, a.

Defn: Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.

HAWKER

HAWKER Hawk "er, n.

Defn: One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.

HAWKER

HAWKER Hawk "er, v. i.

Defn: To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs. ] Hudibras.

HAWKER

Hawk "er, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk. ]

Defn: A falconer.

HAWKEY

HAWKEY Hawk "ey, n.

Defn: See Hockey. Holloway.

HAWK-EYED

HAWK-EYED Hawk "-eyed `, a.

Defn: Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.

HAWKEYE STATE

HAWKEYE STATE Hawk "eye ` State.

Defn: Iowa; -- a nickname of obscure origin.

HAWK MOTH

HAWK MOTH Hawk " moth `. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any moth of the family Sphingidæ, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvæ are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. Tobacco Hawk Moth (Macrosila Carolina ), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.

Note: The larvæ of several species of hawk moths feed on grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is Ceratomia Amyntor.

HAWKWEED

HAWKWEED Hawk "weed `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. (b ) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius ). Loudon.

New American Oxford Dictionary

hawk

hawk 1 |hôk hɔk | ▶noun 1 a diurnal bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase. Compare with falcon. [Family Accipitridae: several genera, esp. Accipiter, which includes the Cooper's hawk and goshawk. ] • a bird of prey related to the buteos. • Falconry any diurnal bird of prey used in falconry. 2 a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, esp. in foreign affairs. Compare with dove 1 ( sense 2 ). ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a person ) hunt game with a trained hawk: he spent the afternoon hawking. 2 (of a bird or dragonfly ) hunt on the wing for food: swifts hawked low over the water | [ with obj. ] : dragonflies hawk and feed on flies. PHRASES have eyes like a hawk miss nothing of what is going on around one. watch someone like a hawk keep a vigilant eye on someone, esp. to check that they do nothing wrong. DERIVATIVES hawk ish adjective, hawk ish ly adverb, hawk ish ness noun, hawk like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English hafoc, heafoc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch havik and German Habicht .

hawk

hawk 2 |hɔk hôk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] carry around and offer (goods ) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting: street traders were hawking costume jewelry. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: back-formation from hawker 1 .

hawk

hawk 3 |hɔk hôk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] clear the throat noisily: he hawked and spat into the flames. • [ with obj. ] (hawk something up ) bring phlegm up from the throat. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably imitative.

hawk

hawk 4 |hɔk hôk | ▶noun a plasterer's square board with a handle underneath for carrying plaster or mortar. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

hawkbit

hawk |bit |ˈhɔːkbɪt | ▶noun a Eurasian plant of the daisy family which resembles a dandelion, with a rosette of leaves and yellow flowers. ●Genus Leontodon, family Compositae. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: blend of hawkweed and devil's bit .

Hawke, Bob

Hawke |hɔːk | (b.1929 ), Australian Labor statesman, Prime Minister 1983 –91; full name Robert James Lee Hawke. During his premiership he pursued an economic programme based on free-market policies and tax reform.

hawk eagle

hawk ea gle ▶noun a small tropical eagle with broad wings and a long tail, and typically a crest. [Genera Spizaetus and Spizastur, family Accipitridae: several species. ]

Hawke Bay

Hawke Bay a bay on the eastern coast of North Island, in New Zealand.

hawker

hawk er 1 |ˈhôkər ˈhɔkər | ▶noun a person who travels around selling goods, typically advertising them by shouting. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from Low German or Dutch and related to huckster .

hawker

hawk er 2 |ˈhɔkər ˈhôkər | ▶noun a falconer. ORIGIN Old English hafocere, from hafoc ‘hawk. ’

hawker centre

hawk ¦er centre ▶noun (in South East Asia ) a market at which individual vendors sell ready-to-eat food from small booths.

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay an administrative region on the eastern coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed |ˈhɔk ˌaɪd | ▶adjective having very good eyesight. • watching carefully; vigilant: a hawk-eyed policeman saved the lives of dozens of shoppers.

Hawkeye State

Hawk eye State |ˈhôˌkī ˌhɔkaɪ ˈsteɪt | a nickname for the state of Iowa.

hawkfish

hawk fish |ˈhôkˌfiSH ˈhɔkˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or hawkfishes ) a small tropical marine fish found chiefly in the Indo-Pacific region. It typically lives in shallow water and adopts a distinctive perching or “hovering ” position just above coral. [Family Cirrhitidae: three genera and several species. ]

Hawking, Stephen

Hawk ing, Stephen |ˈhôkiNG ˈhɔkɪŋ | (1942 –), English theoretical physicist; full name Stephen William Hawking. His main work has been with space-time, quantum mechanics, and black holes. His book A Brief History of Time (1988 ) was a bestseller.

Hawking radiation

Hawk ing ra di a tion ▶noun Physics electromagnetic radiation that, according to theory, should be emitted by a black hole. The radiation is due to the black hole capturing one of a particle-antiparticle pair created spontaneously near to the event horizon.

Hawkins, Coleman

Haw kins, Coleman |ˈhôkənz ˈhɔkənz | (1904 –69 ), US jazz saxophonist; full name Coleman Randolph Hawkins. During the 1920s and 1930s he was influential in making the tenor saxophone popular as a jazz instrument. He played with the Fletcher Henderson band 1923 –34.

Hawkins, Sir John

Hawkins, Sir John |ˈhɔːkɪnz |(also Hawkyns ) (1532 –95 ), English sailor. Involved in the slave trade and privateering, he later helped build up the fleet which defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

hawk moth

hawk moth (also hawkmoth ) ▶noun a large swift-flying moth with a stout body and narrow forewings, typically feeding on nectar while hovering. Also called sphinx. See also hornworm. [Family Sphingidae: several genera and many species. ]

hawk-nosed

hawk-nosed ▶adjective (of a person ) having a nose that is curved like a hawk's beak.

hawk owl

hawk owl ▶noun a hawklike owl with a small head and long tail, and typically an obscure facial disk. [Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia ) and Surnia, in particular the diurnal S. ulula of northern coniferous forests. ]

Hawks, Howard

Hawks, Howard |hôks hɔks | (1896 –1977 ), US movie director, producer, and screenwriter; full name Howard Winchester Hawks. He wrote and directed the screenplay for his first movie in 1926 and also directed such movies as The Big Sleep (1946 ), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 ), and Rio Bravo (1959 ).

hawksbeard

hawks beard |ˈhôksˌbērd ˈhɔksbird |(also hawk's beard ) ▶noun a plant of the daisy family that resembles a dandelion but has a branched stem with several flowers. [Genus Crepis, family Compositae: several species, including the western hawksbeard (C. occidentalis ), found in the rocky areas of the western and southwestern US, and the slender hawksbeard (C. atribarba ), found in the open areas of western North America. ]

hawksbill

hawks bill |ˈhôksˌbil ˈhɔksˌbɪl |(also hawksbill turtle ) ▶noun a small tropical sea turtle with hooked jaws and overlapping horny plates on the shell, extensively hunted as the traditional source of tortoiseshell. [Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae. ]

hawkshaw

hawk shaw |ˈhôkˌSHô ˈhɔkˌʃɔ | ▶noun informal, dated a detective. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of a detective in the play The Ticket-of-Leave Man by Tom Taylor (1817 –80 ), English dramatist; also portrayed in the comic strip Hawkshaw the Detective by Augustus Charles (“Gus ”) Mager (1878 –1956 ), American cartoonist.

Hawksmoor, Nicholas

Hawks |moor |ˈhɔːksmɔː, -mʊə | (1661 –1736 ), English architect. Having become a clerk to Sir Christopher Wren in 1679, in 1690 he went on to work with Vanbrugh at Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. He later designed six London churches.

hawkweed

hawk weed |ˈhôkˌwēd ˈhɔkˌwid | ▶noun a widely distributed plant of the daisy family, typically having small yellow dandelionlike flower heads and often growing as a weed. [Genus Hieracium, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN late Old English, rendering Latin hieracium, based on Greek hierax ‘hawk. ’

Oxford Dictionary

hawk

hawk 1 |hɔːk | ▶noun 1 a diurnal bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase. Compare with falcon. ●Family Accipitridae: several genera, especially Accipiter, which includes the sparrowhawk and goshawk. • N. Amer. a bird of prey related to the buzzards. • Falconry any diurnal bird of prey used in falconry. 2 a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs. Compare with dove 1 ( sense 2 ). 3 used in names of hawkmoths, e.g. eyed hawk. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a person ) hunt game with a trained hawk: he spent the afternoon hawking. 2 (of a bird or dragonfly ) hunt on the wing for food: swifts hawked low over the water. PHRASES have eyes like a hawk miss nothing of what is going on around one. watch someone like a hawk keep a vigilant eye on someone, especially to check that they do nothing wrong. DERIVATIVES hawklike adjective ORIGIN Old English hafoc, heafoc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch havik and German Habicht .

hawk

hawk 2 |hɔːk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] carry about and offer (goods ) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting: street traders were hawking costume jewellery. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: probably a back-formation from hawker 1 .

hawk

hawk 3 |hɔːk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] clear the throat noisily: he hawked and spat into the flames. • [ with obj. ] (hawk something up ) bring phlegm up from the throat. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably imitative.

hawk

hawk 4 |hɔːk | ▶noun a plasterer's square board with a handle underneath for carrying plaster or mortar. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

hawkbit

Hawke, Bob

hawk eagle

hawk eagle ▶noun a small tropical eagle with broad wings and a long tail, and typically a crest. ●Genera Spizaetus and Spizastur, family Accipitridae: several species.

Hawke Bay

Hawke Bay a bay on the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

hawker

hawker 1 |ˈhɔːkə | ▶noun a person who travels about selling goods, typically advertising them by shouting. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from Low German or Dutch and related to huckster .

hawker

hawker 2 |ˈhɔːkə | ▶noun 1 a falconer. 2 a slender-bodied dragonfly that remains airborne for long periods, typically patrolling a particular stretch of water. ●Aeshnidae, Gomphidae, and other families, order Odonata: several genera. ORIGIN Old English hafocere, from hafoc ‘hawk ’.

hawker centre

hawk ¦er centre ▶noun (in South East Asia ) a market at which individual vendors sell ready-to-eat food from small booths.

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay an administrative region on the eastern coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed ▶adjective having very good eyesight. • watching carefully; vigilant: a hawk-eyed policeman saved the lives of dozens of shoppers.

Hawkeye State

Hawk |eye State informal name for Iowa.

hawkfish

hawk |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or hawkfishes ) a small tropical marine fish found chiefly in the Indo-Pacific region. It typically lives in shallow water and adopts a distinctive perching or ‘hovering ’ position just above coral. ●Family Cirrhitidae: three genera and several species.

Hawking, Stephen

Hawk |ing |ˈhɔːkɪŋ | (b.1942 ), English theoretical physicist; full name Stephen William Hawking. His main work has been on space –time, quantum mechanics, and black holes. He is also noted for his bestselling book A Brief History of Time (1988 ).

Hawking radiation

Hawk |ing ra ¦di |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics electromagnetic radiation which, according to theory, should be emitted by a black hole. The radiation is due to the black hole capturing one of a particle-antiparticle pair created spontaneously near to the event horizon.

Hawkins, Coleman

Haw |kins |ˈhɔːkɪnz | (1904 –69 ), American jazz saxophonist; full name Coleman Randolph Hawkins.

Hawkins, Sir John

hawkish

hawk |ish |ˈhɔːkɪʃ | ▶adjective 1 resembling a hawk in nature or appearance. 2 advocating an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs: the administration's hawkish stance. DERIVATIVES hawkishly adverb, hawkishness noun

hawkmoth

hawk |moth |ˈhɔːkmɒθ | ▶noun a large swift-flying moth with a stout body and narrow forewings, typically feeding on nectar while hovering. ●Family Sphingidae: several genera and many species.

hawk-nosed

hawk-nosed ▶adjective (of a person ) having a nose which is curved like a hawk's beak.

hawk owl

hawk owl ▶noun a hawklike owl with a small head and long tail. ●Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia ) and Surnia.

Hawks, Howard

Hawks |hɔːks | (1896 –1977 ), American film director, producer, and screenwriter; full name Howard Winchester Hawks. He directed such films as The Big Sleep (1946 ), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 ), and Rio Bravo (1959 ).

hawksbeard

hawks |beard ▶noun a plant of the daisy family which resembles a dandelion but has a branched stem with several flowers. ●Genus Crepis, family Compositae.

hawksbill

hawksbill |ˈhɔːksbɪl |(also hawksbill turtle ) ▶noun a small tropical sea turtle with hooked jaws and overlapping horny plates on the shell, the traditional source of tortoiseshell. ●Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae.

hawkshaw

hawk |shaw |ˈhɔːkʃɔː | ▶noun informal, dated or N. Amer. a detective. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of a detective in the play The Ticket-of-Leave Man by Tom Taylor (1817 –80 ), English dramatist; also portrayed in the comic strip Hawkshaw the Detective by Augustus Charles (‘Gus ’) Mager (1878 –1956 ), American cartoonist.

Hawksmoor, Nicholas

hawkweed

hawk |weed |ˈhɔːkwiːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a widely distributed plant of the daisy family, which typically has yellow dandelion-like flower heads and often grows as a weed. ●Genus Hieracium, family Compositae. ORIGIN late Old English, rendering Latin hieracium, based on Greek hierax ‘hawk ’: Pliny believed that hawks fed on this plant to strengthen their eyesight.

Hawkyns

Haw |kyns variant spelling of Hawkins, Sir John.

American Oxford Thesaurus

hawk

hawk verb hawking his wares on the street: peddle, sell, tout, vend, trade in, traffic in, push.

hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed adjective a hawk-eyed security guard intercepted him: vigilant, observant, alert, eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed; on the alert, on the lookout, with one's eyes peeled; informal not missing a trick, on the ball. ANTONYMS inattentive.

Oxford Thesaurus

hawk

hawk verb street traders were hawking costume jewellery: peddle, sell, tout, vend, trade in, deal in, traffic in, push, offer for sale, sell from door to door; Brit. informal flog. WORD LINKS hawk chick, eyas young hawk cast collective noun Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

hawker

hawker noun dated trader, seller, dealer, purveyor, vendor, tout, barrow boy, door-to-door salesman, travelling salesman; W. Indian higgler; informal pusher; dated pedlar; archaic chapman, packman; rare huckster, crier, colporteur.

hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed adjective a hawk-eyed policeman saved the lives of dozens of shoppers: vigilant, observant, alert, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed, lynx-eyed, with one's eyes open, on the alert, on the lookout, with one's eyes opened /skinned /peeled; informal beady-eyed, not missing a trick, on the ball, leery; rare regardful, Argus-eyed. ANTONYMS inattentive.

Duden Dictionary

Hawking

Haw king Eigenname |ˈhoː …|britischer Physiker

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hawk

hawk 1 /hɔːk /名詞複～s /-s /C 1 〘鳥〙タカ ; タカの類〘falcon, kite, buzzardなど〙.2 (特に外交政策で )タカ派の人 , 強硬派の人 [政治家 ](↔dove ).h à ve è yes like a h á wk 何ものも見逃さない (強い視力 [眼力 ]がある ).w à tch A like a h á wk A 〈人〉を厳重に見張る, 監視する .動詞自動詞鷹（たか）狩りをする ; (タカのように ) «…に » 襲いかかる «at » .他動詞 …に (タカのように )襲いかかる .

hawk

hawk 2 動詞自動詞 (せきをして )たんなどを出す (up )▸ hawk a loogie ｟米俗｠大きな音を立ててたんを吐く .

hawk

hawk 3 動詞他動詞｟やや古｠〈物〉を売り歩く, 行商する .be h á wking A ｟非難して｠A 〈物〉を強引に売りつける .h à wk A ar ó und [ar ó und A ]｟主に英｠A 〈物〉を売り歩く, 行商する .

hawker

h á wk er 1 名詞 C 鷹（たか）使い, 鷹匠 .

hawker

hawk er 2 名詞 C ｟非難して｠呼び売り商人, 行商人 .

hawk-eyed

h á wk- è yed 形容詞目の鋭い ; 油断のない .

hawkish

hawk ish /hɔ́ːkɪʃ /形容詞〈政治家政府などが〉タカ派の, 好戦的な, 強硬派の (↔dovish ).～ness 名詞