hawk : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
  

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• noun a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
  

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• adjective satellite used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit
  
  • a ball-hawking center fielder

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• (Zoöl.), the honey buzzard.

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• noun Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
  Makataimeshekiakiak.
  

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• noun nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
  chicken hawk.
  

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• noun bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
  blue darter; Accipiter cooperii.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.

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• (Zoöl.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus Morphnus.

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• noun large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
  fish eagle; osprey; sea eagle; Pandion haliaetus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; called also gnat owl.

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• (), one of several species of American hawks of the genus Micrastur.

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• an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar.

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• (Zoöl.), an Asiatic bird of the genus Spizætus, or Limnætus, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species.

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• (Zoöl.), a voracious fly of the family Asilidæ. See Hornet fly, under Hornet.

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• noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
  hawkmoth; sphinx moth; sphingid; hummingbird moth.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary.

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• noun a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk
  

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• noun grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
  Surnia ulula.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A northern owl (Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks. (b) An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus).

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• (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock.

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• noun any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
  hawk's-beard.
  

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• noun any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
  hawk's-beard.
  

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• adjective satellite having very keen vision
  keen-sighted; argus-eyed; quick-sighted; lynx-eyed; sharp-sighted; sharp-eyed.
  
  • quick-sighted as a cat

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Hawk"-eyed` adjective

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1. Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.

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• noun nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
  chicken hawk.
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (B. lineatus), and the goshawk.

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Hov"er-hawk` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) The kestrel.

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• (Zoöl.), the frigate bird.

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• noun common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
  northern harrier; hen harrier; Circus cyaneus.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A hawk or harrier (Circus cyaneus), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also hen harrier, and mouse hawk. (b) The marsh harrier.

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• (Zoöl.), the marsh harrier.

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• noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
  dragonfly; snake doctor; sewing needle; mosquito hawk; devil's darning needle; snake feeder; darning needle.
  
• noun mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
  nighthawk; bullbat.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a dragon fly; so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A hawk that devours mice . (b) The hawk owl; called also mouse owl.

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• (Zoöl.), an American bird (Chordeiles Virginianus), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is called also bull bat.

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• a hawk taken on its passage or migration.

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• noun small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
  merlin; Falco columbarius.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A small American falcon (Falco columbarius). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter velox, ∨ fuscus).

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• (Zoöl.), a falcon of Western North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.

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• (Zoöl.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Novæ-Hollandiæ).

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• noun North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
  Buteo lineatus.
  

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• noun dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
  redtail; Buteo jamaicensis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard.

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• noun large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
  Buteo lagopus; roughleg.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Roughleg.

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• (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; so called from its note. Prov. Eng.

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Sea" hawk`

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1. (Zoöl.) A jager gull.

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• . (Zoöl.) See Chanting falcon, under Chanting.

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• noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
  dragonfly; snake doctor; sewing needle; mosquito hawk; devil's darning needle; snake feeder; darning needle.
  

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• the marsh harrier. Prov. Eng.

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• noun small North American falcon
  kestrel; American kestrel; Falco sparverius.
  
• noun small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
  Accipiter nisus.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.

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• (Zoöl.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species Archibuteo ferrugineus.

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• noun English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
  Stephen Hawking; Hawking.
  

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• noun English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
  Stephen Hawking; Hawking.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the merlin; so called from its habit of sitting on bare stones.

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• (Zoöl.), the fork-tailed kite.

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• noun graceful North American black-and-white kite
  swallow-tailed kite; Elanoides forficatus.
  

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Van"ner hawk`

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1. The kestrel. Prov. Eng.

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• noun an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
  hawk.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the hen harrier.

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Win"kle-hawk` noun

Etymology

D. winkel-haak a carpenter's square.

Definitions

1. A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also winkle-hole. Local, U. S. Bartlett.

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