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# hammock

noun (a hammock, hammocks)

«hammock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bed made of cloth or net hung between two trees or posts, which you lie in and can swing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#m1)
2. (old use, ships) A bed hung between beams on a ship, used by sailors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, hammocks are used in gardens, on camping trips and on holiday. In history lessons, sailors on ships like HMS Victory slept in hammocks. In stories, a character lazing in a hammock shows a relaxed, sunny moment. The word came from the Taíno people of the Caribbean.

### Examples

- Dad fell asleep in the hammock in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x1)
- Sailors slept in hammocks below deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x2)
- We hung a hammock between two trees at the campsite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x3)
- The cat curled up in the swinging hammock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x4)
- Getting out of a hammock is harder than it looks! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x5)
- Some sloths look like they are in a hammock when they hang from branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x6)
- So, without stopping to talk, the guests slung their hammocks, the monkey taking care to place his so high that no one could get at him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Spelling: double m, «-ock». Safety: never put a baby to sleep in a hammock without an adult and don't swing too high.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hammock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hammock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hammock.html) on Mova free.