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Definition of hawk noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hawk

noun
 
/hɔːk/
 
/hɔːk/
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  1. a strong fast bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food). There are several different types of hawks.
    • He waited, watching her like a hawk (= watching her very closely).
    • The hawk swooped low over the field.
    see also red-tailed hawk, sparrowhawkTopics Birdsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryhawk + verb
    • hover
    • swoop
    • swoop down
    • …
    phrases
    • watch (somebody) like a hawk
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  2. a person, especially a politician, who supports the use of military force to solve problems opposite dove1
    3. Word Originnoun Old English hafoc, heafoc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch havik and German Habicht.
Idioms
have (got) eyes like a hawk
  1. to be able to notice or see everything
    • She's bound to notice that chipped glass. The woman has eyes like a hawk!
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