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Meanings of hammock in English

Russian
гамак
Portuguese
rede de dormir
Spanish
chinchorro
Catalan
hamaca
Wikidata

Sling used for swinging, sleeping or resting.

гамак
Portuguese
colina
Catalan
pujol

A small natural hill.

colina
Portuguese
rede
Catalan
hamaca

A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily.

rede

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 m) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

Synonyms
Examples for "sack"
Examples for "sack"
1
The Health Minister is poised to sack the Waikato District Health Board.
Radio NZ
2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions she would sack him.
Radio NZ
3
There were hundreds of slips of paper in each sack, thousands altogether.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
4
The German was carrying a sack of food she must have given.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
5
Owners of Nascar teams, however, have threatened to sack employees who protest.
BBC
Usage of hammock in English
1
Sickness has forced him to be carried several times in a hammock.
Reuters
2
Sickness has forced Mendieta to be carried several times in a hammock.
Reuters
3
Lie still in that hammock; let me fix the pillows a bit.
The Second Violin
4
When he first arrived four years ago, he slept in a hammock.
Reuters
5
The kind of place someone might, for example, string up a hammock.
Cibola Burn
6
She swung idly in the hammock until the very motion was maddening.
The Lilac Lady
7
James: I think in the beginning, we were in a hammock spot.
Reuters
8
The pole and the canopy of the hammock tangled inextricably its occupant.
The Leopard Woman
9
Larry occupied the green garden bench in the lee, of the hammock.
Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
10
The infant was placed in a hammock where it lay crying pitifully.
In the Amazon Jungle / Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper A...
11
The hammock was swung under the two end trees of the Walk.
The Golden Road
12
The slender canoe swung like a hammock in the long, sluggish rollers.
White Shadows in the South Seas
13
Three coveys roamed the grove, and the hammock behind the Henrys' place.
Alas, Babylon
14
She extended herself in the hammock with a deep breath of relief.
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
15
The little beauty began to stir uneasily in its hammock of chains.
Mary Minds Her Business
16
Nor was he less ready in the art of swinging a hammock.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events
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Translations for hammock
Russian
гамак
Hammock through the time
Hammock across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common