rock

Plural: rocks

Noun

• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  • "he threw a rock at me"
• material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
  • "that mountain is solid rock"
• United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
• (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; ; --Gospel According to Matthew
  • "he was her rock during the crisis"
  • "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"
• hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
• 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."
• pitching dangerously to one side
• A formation of minerals, specifically:
• The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
• A formation of minerals, specifically:
• A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
• A formation of minerals, specifically:
• A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
• A formation of minerals, specifically:
• Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
• A formation of minerals, specifically:
• A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
• A large hill or island having no vegetation.
• Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
• A lump or cube of ice.
• A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
• A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
• An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
• An Afrikaner.
• An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
• Any of several fish:
• The striped bass.
• Any of several fish:
• The huss or rock salmon.
• A basketball.
• A mistake.
• Synonym of stone.
• A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
• A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
• A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
• An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
• A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.
• Distaff.
• The flax or wool on a distaff.
• Archaic form of roc (mythical bird).

Verb

Verb Forms: rocked, rocking, rocks

• To move gently to and fro or from side to side.
• move back and forth or sideways
  • "the ship was rocking"
  • "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
• cause to move back and forth
  • "rock the cradle"
  • "rock the baby"
• To move gently back and forth.
• To cause to shake or sway violently.
• To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
• To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
• To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
• To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
• To be cool.
• To make love to or have sex (with).
• To sway one's body as a stim.
• To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
• To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
• To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
• To have people dancing and enjoying rock music.
• To do something with excitement yet skillfully.
• To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

Examples

• Chocolate rocks.
• Don't rock the boat.
• Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
• Her high score was enough to ROCK her opponent’s confidence in Words With Friends.
• I need to rock a piss.
• I wanna rock!
• I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
• Let's rock this joint!
• Let's rock!
• Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
• My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can't wait to go back.
• Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.
• Rock the baby to sleep.
• She rocked my world.
• Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
• That band rocks!
• The boat rocked at anchor.
• The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
• The face of the cliff is solid rock.
• The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
• The ship crashed on the rocks.
• We ordered rock and chips to take away.
• While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!
• Yo homie, pass the rock!

Synonyms

careen, John Rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock candy, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, shake, stone, sway, tilt, Afrikaner, agitate, bang, bedrock, boulder, candy, cliff, cook with gas, copulate with, crack, crack rock, devour, diamond, eat, eat and leave no crumbs, excel, flourish, foundation, gem, go hard, go to bed with, hit, ice, ice cube, judder, kick, kick ass, natural mineral aggregate, pebble, rock, rule, rules, shine, slap, slay, sleep with, sport, support, trouble, waver

Antonyms

stink, suck

Related Words

ready to rock, rock and roll