Definition

1. Noun:
   • A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily: A piece of strong cloth or netting that is hung between two points, such as trees or posts, and used as a bed or seat.
   • A small natural hill: (Chiefly Southern US) A fertile, raised area of land in a marshy region; a knoll or hummock.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Hanging Bed):
  • She spent the afternoon reading in the hammock.
  • We strung the hammock between two palm trees.
• Noun (Small Hill):
  • The old oak tree stood on a grassy hammock.
  • The path wound its way around several small hammocks.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in the hammock": To be resting or lying in a hammock.
  • After lunch, he was in the hammock, fast asleep.
• "Hammock time": (Informal) Time spent relaxing, often in a hammock.
  • It's perfect hammock weather today.

Variants and Related Words

• Hammock stand (n): A free-standing frame used to support a hammock.
  • We used a hammock stand on the patio.
• Hammock chair (n): A suspended chair made in a similar style to a hammock.
  • She prefers the hammock chair to the traditional one.

Synonyms

• Swinging bed: (For the primary meaning) A bed that is suspended and can swing.
• Knoll / Hummock: (For the geographical meaning) A small, rounded hill.

Related Phrases

• To hang a hammock: To set up or suspend a hammock.
  • It took us a while to hang the hammock properly.
• Hammock camping: The activity of camping using a hammock instead of a tent.
  • Hammock camping is popular in dense forests.

Related Idioms

• "Life is a hammock": A saying implying that life should be relaxed and comfortable.
  • His philosophy was simple: life is a hammock, don't make it a tightrope.

Noun

1. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
2. a small natural hill