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Meaning of hammock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhæmək

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. dragnet
  3. 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.
  4. (small) rowboat
  5. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
    US
  6. whip; lash

Equivalents

Bosanski maca rede
Català hamaca
Cymraeg hamog
Dansk hængekøje
Ελληνικά αιώρα
Esperanto hamako
Eesti võrkkiik
فارسی ننو
Français hamac hammock
Gaeilge leaba luascáin
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻahamaka
עברית ערסל
हिन्दी झूला
Hrvatski maca rede
Magyar függőágy
Հայերեն գամակ ցանցաճոճ
Italiano amaca Branda
日本語 ハンモック
ქართული ჰამაკი
ខ្មែរ អង្រឹង
한국어 해먹
ລາວ ເປ
Македонски лежалка
Bahasa Melayu buaian rajut
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပုခက်
Nederlands hangmat
Polski hamak
Română hamac
Русский гамак
Slovenčina hojdacia sieť
Slovenščina viseča mreža
Српски maca rede
Kiswahili machela
ไทย เปลญวน
Türkçe hamak
Українська гамак
Tiếng Việt vòng

Examples

“[…] the poore ſaylers, who […] commonly get forthwith into their beds (or hamackoes) reſting their tyred bodies […]”
“[W]ho vvould not rather Sleep Quietly upon a Hammock, vvithout either Cares in his Head, or Crudities in his Stomach, then lye Carking upon a Bed of State, vvith the Qualms and Tvvinges that accompany Surfeits and Exceſs?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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