noun

1. 1. any of various accipitrine birds having short, rounded wings and a long tail and legs, as Cooper's hawk, goshawk, and the harriers
   2. loosely any of various other birds of prey, as falcons and ospreys
2. an advocate of all-out war or of measures in international affairs designed to provoke or escalate open hostilities
3. a person regarded as having the preying or grasping nature of a hawk; cheater; swindler

Etymology: ME hauk < OE hafoc, akin to Ger habicht, Pol kobuz, falcon

intransitive verb

1. to hunt birds or other small game with the help of falcons or other hawks
2. to attack by or as by swooping and striking

transitive verb