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| hawk |
| 1. havik |
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| hawk |
| 1. n. A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. |
| It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world. |
| 2. n. Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon |
| 3. n. (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions; a warmonger. |
| 4. n. (game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Ha |
| 5. v. To hunt with a hawk. |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk. |
| to hawk at flies |
| 7. n. A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard. |
| 8. v. To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle. |
| The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square. |
| 9. n. A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat. |
| 10. v. (transitive, intransitive) To cough up something from one's throat. |
| 11. v. (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly. |
| Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| havik |
| 1. n-m. A hawk, a small bird of the family Accipitridae, especially of the genus Accipiter. |
| 2. n-m. (topics, Accipiters) A northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis. |
| 3. n-m. (politics) A hawk, someone with aggressive or extreme views in (foreign) politics. |
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