How to pronounce “hawk”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
• Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
• (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
• (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions. [from 1962]
• (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, a.k.a. the Hawk-Dove game.
• (US, especially Chicago, and nationwide in African-American, often with "the") Cold, sharp or biting wind.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
• (intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

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