The difference between Dove and Hawk

When used as nouns, dove means a pigeon, especially one smaller in size, whereas hawk means a diurnal predatory bird of the family accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

When used as verbs, dove means strong, whereas hawk means to hunt with a hawk.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dove and Hawk

  1. Dove as a noun:

    A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

  2. Dove as a noun (politics):

    A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict (as opposed to hawk).

  3. Dove as a noun:

  4. Dove as a noun:

    A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.

  1. Dove as a verb (chiefly, North America, and, English, _, dialect):

    Strong

  2. Dove as a verb (non-standard):

  1. Hawk as a noun:

    A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

    Examples:

    "It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world."

  2. Hawk as a noun:

    Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon

  3. Hawk as a noun (politics):

    An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions; a warmonger.

  4. Hawk as a noun (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 Hawk-Dove game.

  1. Hawk as a verb (transitive):

    To hunt with a hawk.

  2. Hawk as a verb (intransitive):

    To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

    Examples:

    " to hawk at flies"

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  1. Hawk as a noun:

    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.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: mortarboard"

  1. Hawk as a verb (transitive):

    To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

    Examples:

    "The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square."

  1. Hawk as a noun:

    A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

  1. Hawk as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To cough up something from one's throat.

  2. Hawk as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

    Examples:

    "Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco."

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