hemp
/hɛmp/
hemp noun: a tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
Noun (1)
hemp (countable and uncountable, plural hemps)
- A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 113
- Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
- The gallows.
- A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more...1864, James Russell Lowell, Fireside Travels
Noun (2) capitalized: HEMP
HEMP (plural HEMPs)
- Acronym of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse.
- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed the Navy has hardened bases against a High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) attack but denied that a new base had been specifically built for this purpose.[…]
- On Monday (Oct. 30), RW News cited sources familiar with the matter as saying the Navy has already completed a base in New Taipei City's Sanzhi District that can withstand HEMP attacks.[…]
- If China was to launch a HEMP attack, the base in Sanzhi would probably still be able to command the launch of Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile launchers in northern coastal areas, as well as shore-based Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The firing of such missiles would prevent PLA...
- When asked to confirm that a new base has been built in Sanzhi District to withstand a HEMP attack, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) on Monday (Oct. 30) said the work was part of an ongoing project, reported Liberty Times.2023 October 30, Keoni Everington, “Defense ministry confirms New Taipei Naval base hardened against nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2023...
- Synonyms:
- HAEMP
Proper noun capitalized: Hemp
Hemp (plural Hemps)
- A surname.
hemp meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Odia
hemp in Hindi
- Cannabis sativa
- भाँग bhāṅg, भांग bhāṅg
hemp in Tamil
- Cannabis sativa
- சணப்பு caṇappu, சணம்பு caṇampu, சணப்பை caṇappai
hemp in Urdu
- Cannabis sativa
- گانجا gānjā, بھنگ bhaṅg, بھانگ bhāṅg, شاہدانہ śāh-dāna, حشیش haśīś, بنگ baṅg
hemp in Odia
- ହେମ୍ପ, ହେମ୍ପ୍
More languagesFewer languages
- hemp in Nepali
- हेम्प
- hemp in Pashto
- بنګ bang
- hemp in Arabic
- قِنَّب qinnab
- hemp in Malay
- ganja, rami
- hemp in Persian
- کنف kanaf, کنب kanab, بنگ bang
- hemp in Thai
- ป่าน bpàan
- hemp in Vietnamese
- cây gai dầu, gai dầu, cần sa, cây cần sa
- hemp in Myanmar
- ဘင်း bhang:
Examples of hemp in a sentence
- Its staple productions are twine, fishing nets, and canvas, and much hemp for the purpose is grown."
- Fitted diapers are made from absorbent fabrics, usually cotton or hemp.
- Roselle has also been used as a source of plant fiber called roselle hemp.
Synonyms of hemp
- HAEMP
Forms of hemp
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hemps |
| plural | HEMPs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hemps |
Origin of hemp
Inherited from Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.
* As a German surname, pet form of the old Germanic name Hembrecht, composed of *haim (“home”) and *berht (“bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hamp.
Words formed from hemp
- bastard hemp
- bowstring hemp
- brown hemp
- Canadian hemp
- crack-hemp
- false hemp
- hemp bush
- hempcrete
- hemp-derived cannabinoid
- hempen
- hemp heart
- hempish
- hemplike
- hemp milk
- hemp-nettle
- hemp nettle
- hemp palm
- hempseed
- hemp seed
- Hemp State
- hemp tree
- hempvine
- hemp-vine
- hempweed
- hemp-widow
- hempwort
- hempy
- Indian hemp
- Jubbulpore hemp
- Madras hemp
- Manila hemp
- Manilla hemp
- riverhemp
- sann hemp
- stretch hemp
- Sunn hemp
- viper's bowstring hemp
- wag hemp
Phrases with hemp
Words that rhyme with hemp
Questions about hemp
- What does hemp mean?
- Hemp means a tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- What is hemp in Hindi?
- Hemp in Hindi is भाँग (bhāṅg), भांग (bhāṅg). See Hemp meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hemp?
- Hemp can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hemp?
- Hemp is pronounced /hɛmp/.
- What is the plural of hemp?
- The plural of hemp is hemps.
Words near hemp in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hemp (page history and authors); HEMP (page history and authors); Hemp (page history and authors); hemp (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hemp (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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