POLLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

• POLLOCK (noun)
  The noun POLLOCK has 3 senses:

1. United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
2. lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
3. important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

  Familiarity information: POLLOCK used as a noun is uncommon.

• POLLOCK (noun)

Meaning:

United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jackson Pollock; Pollock

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)

Meaning:

Lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

pollack; pollock

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

saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Holonyms ("pollock" is a part of...):

Pollachius pollachius; pollack; pollock (important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod)

Meaning:

Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Pollachius pollachius; pollack; pollock

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

gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)

Meronyms (parts of "pollock"):

pollack; pollock (lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish)

Holonyms ("pollock" is a member of...):

genus Pollachius; Pollachius (pollack)