hammock
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hammock¹
- /ˈhæmək/
- /ˈhæmək/ Australia
- /ˈhæmɪk/ Australia
Rhymes with -æmək
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), from Proto-Arawak *maka. Columbus, in the narrative of his first voyage, says: “A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.”
noun hammocks
- 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. […] the poore ſaylers, who […] commonly get forthwith into their beds (or hamackoes) reſting their tyred bodies […]
- A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
verb hammocks · hammocking · hammocked
- To lie in a hammock. "I fancied that we — I and who? — hammocked among the summer breezes."
- To hang in a way that resembles a hammock. "She hammocked their plaids between the table and the bed, then edged her way past Kenneth as she approached the central hearth."
- To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock. "She hammocked her breasts into her bra, snapped it, hitched at it, and gave herself a profile glance in the mirror."
- To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
Hammock²
proper noun Hammocks
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sack, mound, hummock, hillock, knoll, hammock netting, weather cloth, gauntlet, hang, bedhanging, balancelle, gallows, bedcord, sling, waistcloth, canopy
Translations
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noun swinging couch or bed
| Español | hamaca, hamaca paraguaya, chinchorro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해먹 haemeok |
| 日本語 | ハンモック hanmokku |
| 中文 | 吊床 diàochuáng |
| हिन्दी | झूला jhūlā, जालीदार झूला jālīdār jhūlā |
| Kiswahili | machela |
| Português | rede, rede de dormir, rede de descanso, maca |
| Français | hamac |
| Deutsch | Hängematte |
| Italiano | amaca, branda |
| Ελληνικά | αιώρα aióra |
| Română | hamac |
| Русский | гама́к gamák |
| Tiếng Việt | võng |
| العربية | أُرْجُوحَة شَبَكِيَّة |
| עברית | עַרְסָל arsál |
Talk about this word "hammock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hammock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hammock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hammock "hammock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hammock.Cite this
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title = {hammock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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