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hammock

The correct spelling is hammock.

How to pronounce hammock

/ˈhæmək/
noun

IPA: /ˈhæmək/

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

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Meanings

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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