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Meanings of hammock in English
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.
Usage of hammock in English
1
Sickness has forced him to be carried several times in a hammock.
2
Sickness has forced Mendieta to be carried several times in a hammock.
3
Lie still in that hammock; let me fix the pillows a bit.
4
When he first arrived four years ago, he slept in a hammock.
5
The kind of place someone might, for example, string up a hammock.
6
She swung idly in the hammock until the very motion was maddening.
7
James: I think in the beginning, we were in a hammock spot.
8
The pole and the canopy of the hammock tangled inextricably its occupant.
9
Larry occupied the green garden bench in the lee, of the hammock.
10
The infant was placed in a hammock where it lay crying pitifully.
11
The hammock was swung under the two end trees of the Walk.
12
The slender canoe swung like a hammock in the long, sluggish rollers.
13
Three coveys roamed the grove, and the hammock behind the Henrys' place.
14
She extended herself in the hammock with a deep breath of relief.
15
The little beauty began to stir uneasily in its hammock of chains.
16
Nor was he less ready in the art of swinging a hammock.
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Hammock across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common