hawk1 nounhawk2 verb
hawkhawk1 /hɔːk $ hɒːk/ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINhawk1
ExamplesOrigin:
Old English hafocEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The hawks in the government would never permit any talks with the enemy.
- the hawks in the President's cabinet
- And when a hawk meets a hawk?
- California growers have found that enlisting the aid of hawks and owls is relatively simple.
- I knew how the mouse felt when the hawk seized it.
- More fundamental were his experiments with hawks, in which he fed them meat contained in small cages.
- On this argument, the hawks have found an unlikely ally: the Clinton administration.
- The hawk was sacred to her, and was used to depict her symbolically in art.
- The past is the hawk, flying higher; its talons are stronger, its wings wide and majestic.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is keen to start a war► warmonger
Collocations someone, especially a politician or a military leader, who is too keen to start wars or to settle arguments by starting a war: · Some saw him as a great statesman, but others saw him as a ruthless warmonger.
► militarist someone, especially a politician or a military leader, who is too keen to increase the size and power of their country's armed forces so that it can attack other countries: · The militarists wanted Japan to invade China.
► hawk a person, especially a politician, who supports the use of military force and strong action in order to settle arguments with other countries: · The hawks in the government would never permit any talks with the enemy.· We don't yet know whether the new President is a hawk or a dove (=someone who prefers peaceful methods).
WORD SETS► Birdsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► watch
Phrases· He seemed to be watching her like a hawk, waiting for some reaction.· Plus, the speaker will be watched like a hawk for any signs of hubris or further financial shenanigans.· Kruger is watching them like a hawk!· And it's putting me off, having you watching me like a hawk all the time.· I was watching a hawk above the trees when suddenly I saw something move.· Today, more than usual, he had been watching them like a hawk.· Yet another one she was going to have to watch like a hawk, she thought wearily.· They're watching me like hawks here.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► watch somebody like a hawk► have eyes like a hawkPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► have eyes like a hawk
1- Parents should watch their kids like a hawk for sunburns.
- And it's putting me off, having you watching me like a hawk all the time.
- He seemed to be watching her like a hawk, waiting for some reaction.
- Kruger is watching them like a hawk!
- They're watching me like hawks here.
- Today, more than usual, he had been watching them like a hawk.
- My mother had eyes like a hawk.
a large bird that hunts and eats small birds and animals2a politician who believes in using military force OPP dove3watch somebody like a hawk to watch someone very carefully4have eyes like a hawk to be quick to notice things, especially small detailshawk1 nounhawk2 verb
hawkhawk2 verb Word OriginWORD ORIGINhawk2
Verb TableOrigin:
1 1500-1600 hawker2 1500-1600 Probably from the soundVERB TABLE
hawk
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | hawk |
| he, she, it | hawks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hawked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hawked |
| he, she, it | has hawked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hawked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hawk |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hawked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am hawking |
| he, she, it | is hawking | |
| you, we, they | are hawking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was hawking |
| you, we, they | were hawking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hawking |
| he, she, it | has been hawking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hawking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hawking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hawking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Phrases- A man on the corner was hawking T-shirts and souvenirs.
- Bob Hope, for instance, came on the J. C. Penney shopping channel to hawk his new book.
- Contraceptives are hawked through the print media and on billboards.
- Gregarious, flocks often hawking for flying insects and spiralling up to perform aerobatics.
- It swoops low, hawking, across the hillside, over the fort and out into the mists of Corve Dale.
- Most people know that they hawk and feed on other flies.
- The crowd milled around chatting and exchanging tips, hawking and spitting, slurping tea and placing bets.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► have eyes like a hawk
1[transitive] to try to sell goods, usually by going from place to place and trying to persuade people to buy them2[intransitive, transitive] to cough up phlegm- My mother had eyes like a hawk.