hawk
noun [ C ]
uk/hɔːk/ us ECONOMICS
someone who believes that the government should take strong action in controlling the national budget, inflation, etc.:
The hawks on the committee are worried that 6 per cent growth could trigger inflation.
a budget/deficit/inflation hawk
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dove
hawkish
Stronger-than-expected growth figures and hawkish comments from the Bank of England fuelled speculation that interest rates could rise again.
hawk
verb
informal uk/hɔːk/ usto sell goods in the street or a public place:
Street vendors hawk tea, watches, T-shirts, chickens, and just about everything else.
Most major businesses hawk their wares on the Net.
disapproving
to try to interest a person or company in a product, idea, etc.:
hawk sth around to sb/sth He has written a guide to finances which he plans to hawk around to all the major publishers.