hammock

About 0.86 uses per million words.

Meaning

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.
2. noun A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
3. verb To lie in a hammock.
4. verb To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
5. verb To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
6. verb To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.

Similar words

sack mound hummock hillock knoll hammock netting weather cloth gauntlet hang bedhanging

Often followed by

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Word family

hammocks