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v. sway, swing; shock n. stone; rock music; back and forth movement, shaking; diamond (Slang) | ||||
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Rock Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Rock
(v. t.)
To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
(v. t.)
To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
(v. i.)
To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
(v. i.)
To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
(n.)
The striped bass. See under Bass.
(n.)
That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
(n.)
See Roc.
(n.)
Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
(n.)
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
(n.)
A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
(n.)
A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
(v. t.)
To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
(v. t.)
To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
(v. i.)
To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
(v. i.)
To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
(n.)
The striped bass. See under Bass.
(n.)
That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
(n.)
See Roc.
(n.)
Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
(n.)
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
(n.)
A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
(n.)
A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Rock
Noun
1. United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
(synonym) John Rock
(hypernym) gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's doctor
Noun
1. United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
(synonym) John Rock
(hypernym) gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's doctor
rock
Noun
1. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
(synonym) stone
(hypernym) natural object
(hyponym) achondrite
2. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
(synonym) stone
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) quartzite
(substance-meronym) mineral
3. (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew
(hypernym) good person
4. hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
(synonym) rock candy
(hypernym) candy
5. a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
(synonym) rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock music
(hypernym) popular music, popular music genre
(hyponym) heavy metal
(part-meronym) backbeat
(class) backbeat
6. pitching dangerously to one side
(synonym) careen, sway, tilt
(hypernym) lurch, pitch, pitching
(derivation) sway
Verb
1. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
(synonym) sway, shake
(hypernym) move back and forth
(hyponym) roll
(verb-group) sway
(derivation) rocking chair, rocker
2. cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
(synonym) sway
(hypernym) move, displace
(verb-group) sway, shake
(derivation) rocker
| ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION |
rock
shock, cause a personal change, shake him Killing Fields is a powerful movie. It will rock you.
shock, cause a personal change, shake him Killing Fields is a powerful movie. It will rock you.
| The Phrase Finder |
Between a rock and a hard place
Meaning
In difficulty, with two unsatisfactory options available.
Origin
US origin, earliest known printed reference is Dialect Notes V, 1921.
Meaning
In difficulty, with two unsatisfactory options available.
Origin
US origin, earliest known printed reference is Dialect Notes V, 1921.
Rock and boulder
Meaning
Shoulder.
Origin
Cockney rhyming slang.
Rock and roll
Meaning
The form of popular music that came to prominence in the USA in the 1950s.
Origin
The Disc jockey Alan Freed is given credit for popularising the term and he had a radio show called 'Moondog's Rock'n'Roll Party' in 1951. The 1934 film Transatlantic Merry Go Round included the song 'Rock and Roll'. The term had been used by the black community in England, referring to sexual congress, well before this.
| Australian Slang |
Rock
1. jewel, especially a diamond; 2. (pl.) testicles; 3. play or dance to rock'n'roll music: “Let's rock”; 4. (of an event, dance party, etc.) be excellent; to go off: “Club Retro really rocks”; 5. (of person or thing) be excellent: “You rock, man”; 6. upset someone's equanimity with a cutting remark, witty come-back, etc.
1. jewel, especially a diamond; 2. (pl.) testicles; 3. play or dance to rock'n'roll music: “Let's rock”; 4. (of an event, dance party, etc.) be excellent; to go off: “Club Retro really rocks”; 5. (of person or thing) be excellent: “You rock, man”; 6. upset someone's equanimity with a cutting remark, witty come-back, etc.
Almond rocks
a pair of socks
Bobby rocks
(pl.) (a pair of) socks
Cock rock
aggressive, masculine rock and roll
Dumber than a box load of rocks
not troubled by intelligence
Dumber than a wagon load of rocks
not troubled by intelligence
Get one's rocks off
1. (of a male or female) to ejaculate; 2. gain pleasurable experience from: “He gets his rocks off on heavy metal”
Glam rock
type of rock'n'roll of the 70s characterised by performers dressed in a showy, glittering, outrageous style
Joe Rocks
socks
Left like a shag on a rock
result of unpopularity
Like a shag on a rock
abandoned and unloved, lonely
On the rocks
1. close to a state of disaster or ruin; 2. (of a marriage or relationship) liable to end soon; 3. (of drinks) with ice-cubes: “Scotch on the rocks”
Rock along
go; visit; travel to: “Just rock along to the movies on Saturday”
Rock and lurch
a church
Rock and roll
1. dole (rhyming slang); 2. set out on a journey; leave; go: “Okay everyone, let's rock'n'roll”; 3. begin doing something
Rock ape
(chiefly prison) child moleste
Rock hopper
person who fishes from coastal rocks
Rock on
continue to play, listen or dance to rock'n'roll
Rock out
play rock'n'roll music
Rock spider
(chiefly prison) child molester
Rock up
to turn up, to arrive
Shag on a rock
alone and stuck away from others
Ton of my rocks
socks
| English Idioms WM 1.3a |
rock
shock, cause a personal change; is great, is as good as great rock music, is cool
Killing Fields is a powerful movie. It will rock you.
This webcam really rocks. I can send movies to all my friends!
| Anagram |
rock
cork
cork
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
rock
1. to wear;"I was rocking my brand new Nikes"
2. to have sexual intercourse
3. Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica...
4. crack
1. to wear;"I was rocking my brand new Nikes"
2. to have sexual intercourse
3. Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica...
4. crack
| hEnglish - advanced version |
rock
rock
\rock\ (?), n. see roc.
rock
\rock\, n. [oe. rocke; akin to d. rok, rokken, g. rocken, ohg. roccho, dan. rok, icel. rokkr. cf. rocket a firework.] a distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. sad clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread by grisly lachesis was spun with pain, that cruel atropos eftsoon undid.
rock
\rock\, n. [of. roke, f. roche; cf. armor. roc'h, and as. rocc.]
1. a large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. see stone. come one, come all! this rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as i. w. scott.
2. (geol.) any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
3. that which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. the lord is my rock, and my fortress. xxii. 2.
4. fig.: anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
5. (zo?l.) the striped bass. see under bass.
note: this word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
rock
alum. [probably so called by confusion with f. roche a rock.] same as roche alum.
rock
barnacle (zo?l.), a barnacle (balanus balanoides) very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
rock
bass. (zo?l.) (a) the stripped bass. see under bass. (b) the goggle-eye. (c) the cabrilla. other species are also locally called rock bass.
rock
builder (zo?l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and foraminifera.
rock
butter (min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate.
rock
candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
rock
cavy. (zo?l.) see moco.
rock
cod (zo?l.) (a) a small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) a california rockfish.
rock
cook. (zo?l.) (a) a european wrasse (centrolabrus exoletus). (b) a rockling.
rock
cork (min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. it resembles cork in its texture.
rock
crab (zo?l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus cancer, as the two species of the new england coast (c. irroratus and c. borealis). see illust. under cancer.
rock
cress (bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as arabis petr?a, a. lyrata, etc.
rock
crystal (min.), limpid quartz. see quartz, and under crystal.
rock
dove (zo?l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also rock doo.
rock
drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc.
rock
duck (zo?l.), the harlequin duck.
rock
eel. (zo?l.) see gunnel.
rock
goat (zo?l.), a wild goat, or ibex.
rock
hopper (zo?l.), a penguin of the genus catarractes. see under penguin.
rock
kangaroo. (zo?l.) see kangaroo, and petrogale.
rock
lobster (zo?l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera panulirus and palinurus. they have no large claws. called also spiny lobster , and sea crayfish.
rock
meal (min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence.
rock
milk. (min.) see agaric mineral, under agaric.
rock
moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. see cudbear.
crushed rock
rock hind
rock spikemoss
rock goat
rock springs
rock group
wall rock
rock moss
sand rock
rock parrakeet
rock cake
rock partridge
rock bird
asphalt rock
rock penstemon
rock bit
cap rock
little rock
rock bottom
rock pigeon
rock or stone
rock barnacle
rock ousel
rock butter
rock bass
trap rock
rock beauty
rock outcrop
rock alum
quartz rock
rock and roll
bed rock
rock of gibraltar
rock wren
rock oil
rock opera
rock band
rock milk
rock warbler
rock rose
gibraltar rock
rock crab
rock-bottom
rock cress
rock ruby
rock crystal
rock cook
rock salmon
rock cork
rock purslane
rock cornish
rock python
rock cornish hen
rock rabbit
rock climbing
rock plant
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rock
\rock\ (?), n. see roc.
rock
\rock\, n. [oe. rocke; akin to d. rok, rokken, g. rocken, ohg. roccho, dan. rok, icel. rokkr. cf. rocket a firework.] a distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. sad clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread by grisly lachesis was spun with pain, that cruel atropos eftsoon undid.
rock
\rock\, n. [of. roke, f. roche; cf. armor. roc'h, and as. rocc.]
1. a large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. see stone. come one, come all! this rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as i. w. scott.
2. (geol.) any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
3. that which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. the lord is my rock, and my fortress. xxii. 2.
4. fig.: anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
5. (zo?l.) the striped bass. see under bass.
note: this word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
rock
alum. [probably so called by confusion with f. roche a rock.] same as roche alum.
rock
barnacle (zo?l.), a barnacle (balanus balanoides) very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
rock
bass. (zo?l.) (a) the stripped bass. see under bass. (b) the goggle-eye. (c) the cabrilla. other species are also locally called rock bass.
rock
builder (zo?l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and foraminifera.
rock
butter (min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate.
rock
candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
rock
cavy. (zo?l.) see moco.
rock
cod (zo?l.) (a) a small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) a california rockfish.
rock
cook. (zo?l.) (a) a european wrasse (centrolabrus exoletus). (b) a rockling.
rock
cork (min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. it resembles cork in its texture.
rock
crab (zo?l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus cancer, as the two species of the new england coast (c. irroratus and c. borealis). see illust. under cancer.
rock
cress (bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as arabis petr?a, a. lyrata, etc.
rock
crystal (min.), limpid quartz. see quartz, and under crystal.
rock
dove (zo?l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also rock doo.
rock
drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc.
rock
duck (zo?l.), the harlequin duck.
rock
eel. (zo?l.) see gunnel.
rock
goat (zo?l.), a wild goat, or ibex.
rock
hopper (zo?l.), a penguin of the genus catarractes. see under penguin.
rock
kangaroo. (zo?l.) see kangaroo, and petrogale.
rock
lobster (zo?l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera panulirus and palinurus. they have no large claws. called also spiny lobster , and sea crayfish.
rock
meal (min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence.
rock
milk. (min.) see agaric mineral, under agaric.
rock
moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. see cudbear.
crushed rock
rock hind
rock spikemoss
rock goat
rock springs
rock group
wall rock
rock moss
sand rock
rock parrakeet
rock cake
rock partridge
rock bird
asphalt rock
rock penstemon
rock bit
cap rock
little rock
rock bottom
rock pigeon
rock or stone
rock barnacle
rock ousel
rock butter
rock bass
trap rock
rock beauty
rock outcrop
rock alum
quartz rock
rock and roll
bed rock
rock of gibraltar
rock wren
rock oil
rock opera
rock band
rock milk
rock warbler
rock rose
gibraltar rock
rock crab
rock-bottom
rock cress
rock ruby
rock crystal
rock cook
rock salmon
rock cork
rock purslane
rock cornish
rock python
rock cornish hen
rock rabbit
rock climbing
rock plant
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rock cod
rock rattlesnake
rock concert
rock plover
rock polypody
rudaceous rock
rock candy
rock ptarmigan
rock cavy
rock pink
rock climber
rock brake
rock pipit
rock builder
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
rock
carracán, carraig, creig
carracán, carraig, creig
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Alp
Alp = a. precipice, craggy rock
Alp = a. precipice, craggy rock
Clegyr
Clegyr = n. cliff, rock
Clogwrn
Clogwrn = n. a crag; a rock
Craig
Craig = n. a crag; a rock
Cychwyfan
Cychwyfan = v. to hover; to rock
Siglo
Siglo = v. to shake, to rock
Rock Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
Rock
an aggregate of different minerals. Rocks are divided into three groups on the basis of their mode of origi igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
an aggregate of different minerals. Rocks are divided into three groups on the basis of their mode of origi igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
ROCK
Gibraltar Steel Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Processes value-added steel products, primarily broad range of fully processed cold-rolled strip steel products.
Gibraltar Steel Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Processes value-added steel products, primarily broad range of fully processed cold-rolled strip steel products.
RKT
ROCK TENN CO
Exchange: NYSE
Not Available
ROAC
Rock of Ages Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Quarries, manufactures and distributes granite memorials used primarily in cemetaries.
Rock Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Rock
County: Caerphilly
Post Code: NP2
County: Caerphilly
Post Code: NP2
| US Zip Codes |
49880
State: MICHIGAN
City: ROCK
State: MICHIGAN
City: ROCK
67131
State: KANSAS
City: ROCK
Rock Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Rock
(Heb. tsur), employed as a symbol of God in the Old Testament (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. 22:3; Isa. 17:10; Ps. 28:1; 31:2,3; 89:26; 95:1); also in the New Testament (Matt. 16:18; Rom. 9:33; 1 Cor. 10:4). In Dan. 2:45 the Chaldaic form of the Hebrew word is translated "mountain." It ought to be translated "rock," as in Hab. 1:12 in the Revised Version. The "rock" from which the stone is cut there signifies the divine origin of Christ. (See STONE.)
(Heb. tsur), employed as a symbol of God in the Old Testament (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. 22:3; Isa. 17:10; Ps. 28:1; 31:2,3; 89:26; 95:1); also in the New Testament (Matt. 16:18; Rom. 9:33; 1 Cor. 10:4). In Dan. 2:45 the Chaldaic form of the Hebrew word is translated "mountain." It ought to be translated "rock," as in Hab. 1:12 in the Revised Version. The "rock" from which the stone is cut there signifies the divine origin of Christ. (See STONE.)
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Sela
a rock
a rock
Tyre
Tyrus, strength; rock; sharp
Zur
stone; rock; that besieges
Rock Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
rock
silex silicis (med. cilicis)
silex silicis (med. cilicis)
| Glossary of Dance Terminology |
ROCK
Two weight changes with the feet apart, taken in any direction
Two weight changes with the feet apart, taken in any direction
Rock Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Rock
kov; kov-tukh
kov; kov-tukh
| Basic Music Glossary |
rock
a style of American popular music originating in the mid 1950s which featured guitars and driving rhythms with accents on the offbeats
a style of American popular music originating in the mid 1950s which featured guitars and driving rhythms with accents on the offbeats
| Jazz Glossary |
rock
swing, jump.
swing, jump.
| TUPAC SHAKUR Rap Dictionary V.2.0 |
rock
1) (n) Crack. 2) (v) To have sexual intercourse. 3) (n) Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica... 4) (v) To wear, "I was rocking my brand new Nikes". 5) (n) Diamond. "And them rings you wearin' look like they got a few rocks on 'em" - Eminem (Rock
1) (n) Crack. 2) (v) To have sexual intercourse. 3) (n) Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica... 4) (v) To wear, "I was rocking my brand new Nikes". 5) (n) Diamond. "And them rings you wearin' look like they got a few rocks on 'em" - Eminem (Rock
| gambling |
Rock
- one who plays very tight in poker. Only raising with the best hands etc.
- one who plays very tight in poker. Only raising with the best hands etc.
| English - Klingon |
rock
n. nagh
n. nagh
| Rap-music terminology and bios of artists |
rock
1) (n) Crack.
2) (v) To have sexual intercourse.
3) (n) Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica...
4) (v) To wear, "I was rocking my brand new Nikes".
1) (n) Crack.
2) (v) To have sexual intercourse.
3) (n) Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica...
4) (v) To wear, "I was rocking my brand new Nikes".
Rock Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Rock
A compact and consolidated mass of mineral matter. Three types of rock are recognized: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
A compact and consolidated mass of mineral matter. Three types of rock are recognized: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
| Phobia |
Cremnophobia
Fear of precipices
Fear of precipices
Rock Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NBA |
rock
Basketball.
Basketball.
Rock Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Rock (geology)
A rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids. The Earth's lithosphere is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Petrology is the scientific study of rocks.
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Rock!!!!!
Rock!!!!! is an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995. It was originally released only in Australia, but is now available in the rest of the world. It features cover photography by David LaChapelle. The song "Dahmer Is Dead" is based on Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, American serial killer.
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