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Hammock has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small natural hill

"After hiking through the desert, we rested on a small sand hammock to cool our feet in the shade of a cactus."

2

a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

"After climbing up to the porch, she settled into the hammock and watched her feet swing gently above the grass."

3

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

"After a long day of hiking, I dragged my gear up to the porch and finally settled into the hammock to catch some rest under the shade of the oak tree."

Verb
1

To lie in a hammock.

"After hours of hiking, she finally collapsed into her travel hammock to rest on the forest floor."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local history book mentions that several early settlers bore the surname Hammock before the county was officially formed."

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Origin

The word hammock comes from the Spanish hamaca, which was borrowed from the Taíno language. Originally, it referred to a net used by Indigenous people for sleeping.

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