hammock
IPA: hˈæmʌk
noun
- A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- (US, archaic outside dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To lie in a hammock.
- (transitive, of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
- (transitive) To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
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Examples of "hammock" in Sentences
- The moats around the hammocks protect the trees.
- She prays over the hammock in which the baby is to sleep.
- The park contains hardwood hammock and limestone outcrops.
- The park includes of pine flatwoods and a live oak hammock.
- The video starts with Britney and her boyfriend in a hammock.
- His death was due to falling out of his hammock at the prison.
- The ends of the rods overlap at each corner of the hammock body.
- The hammock on the cabin's roofed porch was a coveted napping spot.
- Much of the park is a live oak hammock due to its proximity to the river.
- The goal is to throw the football at the hammock from away to collect points.
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