hammock

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈhæmək/ See IPA manual

Freq #20003

Meanings

1

noun
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 […].
2

verb
To lie in a hammock.

"I fancied that we — I and who? — hammocked among the summer breezes.".
3

verb
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.".
4

verb
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.".

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Word family

Derived forms hammockedhammockinghammocklesshammocklikehammocky

Simplified etymology

Hammock entered English in the mid-16th century from Spanish hamaca, which came from Taíno hamaka. English initially used hamaca, but altered the final syllable during the 16th century to conform to English words ending in -ock.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), from Proto-Arawak *hamaka. 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.”

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# hammock

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈhæmək/
**Frequency rank:** 20003

## Meanings
1. 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.
2. To lie in a hammock.
3. To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
4. To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.

## Examples
- […] the poore ſaylers, who […] commonly get forthwith into their beds (or hamackoes) reſting their tyred bodies […].
- "I fancied that we — I and who? — hammocked among the summer breezes.".
- "She hammocked their plaids between the table and the bed, then edged her way past Kenneth as she approached the central hearth.".
- "She hammocked her breasts into her bra, snapped it, hitched at it, and gave herself a profile glance in the mirror.".

## Derived Forms
- hammocked
- hammocking
- hammockless
- hammocklike
- hammocky

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), from Proto-Arawak *hamaka. 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.”

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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