Hawk

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a short, hooked beak, broad wings, and curved talons, often seen circling or swooping at low altitudes. 1.2 any of several similar, unrelated birds, as the nighthawk. 1.3 Informal . a person who preys on others, as a sharper. 1.4 Also called war hawk. Informal . a person, esp. one in public office, who advocates war or a belligerent national attitude. Compare dove ( def. 5 ) . 1.5 any person who pursues an aggressive policy in business, government, etc. 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to fly, or hunt on the wing, like a hawk. 2.2 to hunt with hawks. 3 Antonyms 3.1 noun 4 Synonyms 4.1 noun 4.2 verb

Noun

any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a short, hooked beak, broad wings, and curved talons, often seen circling or swooping at low altitudes.

any of several similar, unrelated birds, as the nighthawk.

Informal . a person who preys on others, as a sharper.

Also called war hawk. Informal . a person, esp. one in public office, who advocates war or a belligerent national attitude. Compare dove ( def. 5 ) .

any person who pursues an aggressive policy in business, government, etc.

The corporation is now run by a bunch of young hawks.

Verb (used without object)

to fly, or hunt on the wing, like a hawk.

to hunt with hawks.

Antonyms

noun

dove

Synonyms

noun

war hawk , militarist , chauvinist , jingoist , belligerent , warmonger , chauvin , jingonotes:falcon probably comes ultimately from germanic falkon; a falcon\'s wings are longer and more pointed than hawk wings and they are fast , frenzied fliers as opposed to hawks which have a flap-soar pattern of flying , accipiter , bush , buteo , buzzard , caracara , cast , eyas , falcon , goshawk , haggard , harrier , jingo , kestrel , kite , militant , noble , osprey , peddle , sell , shark , spit , vend , vulture

verb

huckster , vend