hawk

US /hɑːk/
UK /hɑːk/
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1.

a diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail and a soaring flight, feeding on small birds and mammals.

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A hawk circled high above the field, searching for prey.
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The farmer used a scarecrow to keep the hawks away from his crops.
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2.

a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs.

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The senator is known as a foreign policy hawk.
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The debate was between the doves and the hawks.
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dove
1.

carry about and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting.

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Street vendors hawk their wares to passersby.
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He used to hawk newspapers on the street corner.
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2.

clear one's throat noisily; cough up phlegm.

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He had to hawk several times before he could speak clearly.
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The old man would often hawk and spit on the sidewalk.
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clear one's throatcoughspitexpectorate
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