SMOCK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

Synonyms:

dust coat; duster; gabardine; gaberdine; smock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("smock" is a kind of...):

coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)

Derivation:

smock (embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally)

Present simple: I / you / we / they smock ... he / she / it smocks

Past simple: smocked

Past participle: smocked

-ing form: smocking

Meaning:

Embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally

Example:

The folk dancers wore smocked shirts

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "smock" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

smock (a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)

smocking (embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches)