Pol·lock (p l  k), Jackson 1912-1956. American artist. Using his drip technique of painting, he became a leader of abstract expressionism. |
| pol·lock (plk) n. Variant of pollack. |
Pollock [ˈpɒlək]
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1. (Biographies / Pollock, Sir Frederick (1845-1937) M, English, LAW: legal scholar) Sir Frederick. 1845-1937, English legal scholar: with Maitland, he wrote History of English Law before the Time of Edward I (1895)
2. (Biographies / Pollock, Jackson (1912-1956) M, US, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Jackson. 1912-56, US abstract expressionist painter; chief exponent of action painting in the US
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| Noun | 1. |  Pollock - United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956) |
| 2. | pollock - lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollock - important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food | |
| 3. |  pollock - important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to codgadoid, gadoid fish - a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae genus Pollachius, Pollachius - pollack |
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