hammock
To lie in a hammockTo lie in a hammock.
» Tom strung up a hammock between two trees and took a nap.
Том повісив гамак між двома деревами та задрімав.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To lie in a hammock.
(transitive)To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
(transitive)To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
(transitive)To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
Examples
34 sentencesTom strung up a hammock between two trees and took a nap.
Том повісив гамак між двома деревами та задрімав.
You could sleep in the hammock.
Можеш спати в гамаку.
ruТы можешь спать в гамаке.
deDu könntest in der Hängematte schlafen.
Tom doesn't like sleeping in a hammock.
ruТом не любит спать в гамаке.
I don't like sleeping in a hammock.
ruЯ не люблю спать в гамаке.
Tom was asleep in the hammock, snoring quietly.
deTom schlief in der Hängematte und schnarchte leicht.
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), frBorrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), from Proto-Arawak *maka. 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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Forms
hammocks, hammocking, hammocked, hammockedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle