Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Baseball or basketball or football) skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player.
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- noun sports An act of catching or
obtaining possession of the ball in askilful manner; the action of aball hawk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit
- noun a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
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Examples
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Atogwe has been described as a ball-hawking safety and has recorded 22 interceptions in six years.
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They like to attack the football, and it's a ball-hawking group in the back end.
Time to Go Big-Play Hunting Chris Herring 2011
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Briggs is setting a higher bar than merely reverting to the ball-hawking unit of three and four years ago.
Even with Jay Cutler in place, can Bears put it all together? 2009
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The Redskins played a vulnerable Green Bay Packers team, and after the continued assault by this ball-hawking defense, the Pack suffered more injures that literally crippled their offense.
Redskins vs. Packers checklist: Defense gets it done LaVar Arrington 2010
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The 5-10 Forbes is also from the Seattle area and shares many of the same ball-hawking, offensive-minded traits with Dean.
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Watching football's mad genius, Bill Belichick, try to think his way around San Francisco's ball-hawking beasts would have been the football equivalent of a particle accelerator.
OK, Now That Was a Defense Reed Albergotti 2012
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From mini-camps through summer drills, Williams preached an aggressive, ball-hawking style.
Practice makes perfect: Porter's pick clinches Saints' victory 2010
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While Shumpert's defensive versatility and ball-hawking ability may be unnoticed by some, his dunking skills haven't.
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The 5-10 Forbes is also from the Seattle area and shares many of the same ball-hawking, offensive-minded traits with Dean.
Big Sky Conference 2010
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Year award in 2004 with his ball-hawking style that nabbed a league-high nine interceptions, it was the first time in 20 years a safety had earned the honors.
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