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hawk 1
(hôk)n.
1. Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws used for seizing.
2. Any of various similar birds of prey.
3. A person who preys on others; a shark.
4.
a. One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument.
b. A person who favors military force or action in order to carry out foreign policy.
intr.v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks
1. To hunt with trained hawks.
2. To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk: "It was fun to watch the scattered snail kites ... lifting and falling in the wind as they hawked across the shining grass and water" (Peter Matthiessen).
hawk′ish adj.
hawk′ish·ly adv.
hawk′ish·ness n.
hawk 2
(hôk)v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks
v.intr.
To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out.
v.tr.
To peddle (goods) aggressively, especially by calling out.
[Middle English hauken, back-formation from hauker; see hawker.]
hawk 3
(hôk)v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks
v.intr.
To clear or attempt to clear the throat by or as if by coughing up phlegm.
v.tr.
To clear the throat of (phlegm).
n.
An audible effort to clear the throat by expelling phlegm.
[Imitative.]
Haw·king
(hô′kĭng), Stephen William Born 1942. British theoretical physicist noted for his research on black holes and the origin of the universe. His works include A Brief History of Time (1988).
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hawking
(ˈhɔːkɪŋ)n
(Falconry) another name for falconry
Hawking
(ˈhɔːkɪŋ)n
(Biography) Stephen William. Born 1942, British physicist. Stricken with a progressive nervous disease since the 1960s, he has nevertheless been a leader in cosmological theory. His publications intended for a wide audience include A Brief History of Time (1987) and The Grand Design (2010)
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hawk•ing
(ˈhɔ kɪŋ)n.
the sport of hunting with hawks or other birds of prey; falconry.
[1300–50]
Haw•king
(ˈhɔ kɪŋ)n.
Stephen William, born 1942, English physicist and cosmologist.
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hawking
n → (Falken)beize f, → Falkenjagd f
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