hemp

hemp  (hmp)

n.

1. Cannabis.

2. The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage.

3.

a. Any of various plants similar to cannabis, especially one yielding a similar fiber.

b. The fiber of such a plant.

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[Middle English, from Old English hænep.]

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hemp

Noun

1. an Asian plant with tough fibres

2. the fibre of this plant, used to make canvas and rope

3. a narcotic drug obtained from this plant [Old English hænep]

hempen adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hemp - a plant fiber canvas, canvass - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) rope - a strong line deccan hemp, kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus bowstring hemp - hemp obtained from the sansevieria abaca, Manila hemp, Manilla hemp - a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
	2.	hemp - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs cannabis cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect genus Cannabis - hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared Cannabis indica, Indian hemp - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	hemp - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging running noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled rope - a strong line

Translations

hemp [hɛmp] n → cáñamo

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hemp [hɛmp] n → chanvre m

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hemp [hɛmp] n → Hanf m

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hemp [hɛmp] n → canapa