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hammock
/ˈhæmək/
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What does hammock mean?
noun
- A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
verb
- To lie in a hammock.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
- To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
- To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhæmək/
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She lay in the hammock, with her untouched work beside her, and a white shawl wrapped about her thin shoulders.
Billy was swinging in the hammock, at peace with himself and all the world, when he thought he heard something.
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Robert assisted her into the hammock which swung from the post before her door out to the trunk of a tree.
I arrange each silken hammock under one of these by itself, fastening the angular projections, one by one, with strips of gummed paper.
A rush mat was spread on the floor, and my rolled-up hammock, to be used only when sleeping ashore, served for a pillow.