Jackson Pollock

verb

To splatter, as with paint; to pollock.

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Meanings

verbJackson Pollock (third-person singular simple present Jackson Pollocks, present participle Jackson Pollocking, simple past and past participle Jackson Pollocked)

present singular third person Jackson Pollocks · participle present Jackson Pollocking · participle past Jackson Pollocked · past Jackson Pollocked

  1. To splatter, as with paint; to pollock.

Synonyms & antonyms

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pollock

Origin

After the artist Jackson Pollock, who worked in this style.

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Jackson Pollock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jackson%20Pollock

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“Jackson Pollock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jackson%20Pollock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jackson Pollock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jackson%20Pollock.

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