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Hammock

/ˈhæmək/

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

📖 Definitions of "Hammock"

noun
  1. 1

    A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

  2. 2

    (obsolete outside dialectal) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.

verb
  1. 1

    To lie in a hammock.

  2. 2

    (of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.

  3. 3

    To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.

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