Rock - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɑːk|  American pronunciation of the word rock
Brit.  |rɒk|  British pronunciation of the word rock

noun

- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (syn: stone)
he threw a rock at me
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (syn: stone)
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
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 (syn: rock' n' roll, rock-and-roll)
rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
- pitching dangerously to one side (syn: careen, sway, tilt)

verb

- move back and forth or sideways (syn: shake, sway)
the ship was rocking
She rocked back and forth on her feet
- cause to move back and forth (syn: sway)
rock the cradle
rock the baby

Extra examples

She gently rocked the baby to sleep.

He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.

The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.

An earthquake rocked the town.

The building was rocked by an explosion.

The news of the murders rocked the town.

Their invention rocked the computer industry.

The band rocked the crowd.

A sudden hurricane blew out our lights and rocked our habitation.

The movement of the train was rocking me to sleep.

To build the tunnel, they had to cut through 500 feet of solid rock.

Most of the country is desert and bare rock.

Jack stood on a rock for a better view.

During the storm a ship had been driven onto the rocks (=a line of rocks under or next to the sea).

Komuro formed a rock band with some friends while in college.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: rock
he/she/it: rocks
present participle: rocking
past tense: rocked
past participle: rocked
noun
singular: rock
plural: rocks
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