any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a short, hooked beak, broad wings, and curved talons, often seen circling or swooping at low altitudes.

any of several similar, unrelated birds, as the nighthawk.

Informal . a person who preys on others, as a sharper.

Also called war hawk. Informal . a person, esp. one in public office, who advocates war or a belligerent national attitude. Compare dove ( def. 5 ) .

any person who pursues an aggressive policy in business, government, etc.

The corporation is now run by a bunch of young hawks.

to fly, or hunt on the wing, like a hawk.

to hunt with hawks.

noun

dove

noun

war hawk , militarist , chauvinist , jingoist , belligerent , warmonger , chauvin , jingonotes:falcon probably comes ultimately from germanic falkon; a falcon\'s wings are longer and more pointed than hawk wings and they are fast , frenzied fliers as opposed to hawks which have a flap-soar pattern of flying , accipiter , bush , buteo , buzzard , caracara , cast , eyas , falcon , goshawk , haggard , harrier , jingo , kestrel , kite , militant , noble , osprey , peddle , sell , shark , spit , vend , vulture

verb

huckster , vend