pollock
/ˈpɒlək/US/ˈpɑlək/
pollock noun: pollachius pollachius.
Noun (1)
pollock (plural pollocks or pollock)
- Pollachius pollachius.
- Synonyms:
- Atlantic pollock, European pollock, lythe
- Pollachius virens.
Verb (1)
pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)
- To fish for pollock.
Verb (2)
pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)
- To splatter, as with paint.
- Synonyms:
- Jackson Pollock
Proper noun capitalized: Pollock
Pollock (countable and uncountable, plural Pollocks)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
- A town in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
- A village in Sullivan County, Missouri.
- A town in Campbell County, South Dakota.
Noun (2) capitalized: Pollock
Pollock (plural Pollocks)
- A painting by Jackson Pollock.
Noun (3) capitalized: Pollock
Pollock (plural Pollocks)
- Alternative spelling of Polack.
- "Maybe I'm a dumb Pollock. Is that too simple?" Krzyzewski's arguments were well-founded.1993 January 15, “Krzyzewski's plea couldn't sway Presidents Commission”, in The Advocate
- YOUNG GARY (Voicing) Shut up, you dumb Pollock!
BOB is struck dumb. He just stares at YOUNG GARY.2003, Richard Medugno, Bigger Dreams: A Two Act Play about Deaf Politician Gary Malkowski, 1st Books Library, page 13
pollock meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pollock in Hindi
- पोलक, पोलॉक, पोलाक
pollock in Tamil
- பொல்லாக், பொலாக்
pollock in Marathi
- पोलॉक, पोलक, पोलॉक करण्यासाठी
pollock in Urdu
- پولاک
More languagesFewer languages
- pollock in Bengali
- পোলক, পোলাক
- pollock in Telugu
- పొలాక్, పొల్లాక్, పోలక్
- pollock in Malayalam
- പോളോക്ക്, പൊളോക്ക്, പോളോക്
- pollock in Kannada
- ಪೊಲಾಕ್, ಪೊಲ್ಲಾಕ್, ಪೋಲಕ್
- pollock in Punjabi
- ਪੋਲਾਕ, ਪੋਲੌਕ, ਪੋਲਕ
- pollock in Gujarati
- પોલોક, પોલક, પોલૉક
- pollock in Odia
- ପୋଲକ୍, ପୋଲକ
- pollock in Nepali
- पोलक, पोलोक, पोलाक
Synonyms of pollock
- Atlantic pollock
- European pollock
- lythe
- Boston blues
- coalfish
- coley
- silver bills
- saithe
- Jackson Pollock
Forms of pollock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pollocks |
| plural | pollock |
| alternative form | pollack |
| plural | Pollocks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pollocks |
| present participle | pollocking |
| past participle | pollocked |
| past | pollocked |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Pollocks |
Origin of pollock
From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.
From Jackson Pollock, an American artist who painted in splatters.
Habitational name from Pollok. Related to Polk.
Words formed from pollock
Phrases with pollock
Questions about pollock
- What does pollock mean?
- Pollock means pollachius pollachius.
- What is pollock in Hindi?
- Pollock in Hindi is पोलक, पोलॉक, पोलाक. See Pollock meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pollock?
- Pollock can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pollock?
- Pollock is pronounced /ˈpɑlək/ (US).
- What is the plural of pollock?
- The plural of pollock is pollocks.
Words near pollock in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pollock (page history and authors); Pollock (page history and authors); pollock (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pollock (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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