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rock


Definition: Meaning of, rock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɒk /

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rock rocks
  1. stone [uncountable] the hard substance that forms the main surface of the Earth [↪  stone]
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  2. stone [countable] a piece of rock, especially a large one that sticks up from the ground
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  3. music [uncountable] also rock music a type of popular modern music with a strong loud beat, played using GUITAR s and drums
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  4. (as) solid/steady as a rock very strongly built or well supported and not likely to break or fall
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  5. (as) solid/steady as a rock someone who is as solid or steady as a rock is very strong and calm in difficult situations and you can depend on them
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  6. be on the rocks informal a relationship or business that is on the rocks is having a lot of problems and is likely to fail soon [=  in trouble]
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  7. scotch/vodka etc on the rocks informal an alcoholic drink that is served with ice but no water
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  8. sweet food [uncountable] British English a hard sweet made in long round pieces
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  9. drug [uncountable] a very pure form of the illegal drug COCAINE that some people use for pleasure
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  10. drug [countable] a small amount of this drug
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  11. be (stuck) between a rock and a hard place to have a choice between two things, both of which are unpleasant or dangerous
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  12. get your rocks off informal not polite if a man gets his rocks off, he has sex
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  13. jewel [countable usually plural] old-fashioned informal a DIAMOND or other jewel
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rock rocked rocked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rocking rocks
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side, or to make something do this [↪  sway]
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  2. [transitive] to make the people in a place or organization feel very shocked - used in news reports [=  shake]
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  3. [transitive] to make the future of something seem less certain or steady than it was before, especially because of problems or changes [=  shake]
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  4. rock the boat informal to cause problems for other members of a group by criticizing something or trying to change the way something is done
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  5. [transitive] if an explosion or EARTHQUAKE rocks an area, it makes it shake
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  6. somebody/something rocks spoken informal said to show that you strongly approve of someone or something
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  7. rock somebody's world informal to cause someone to think about something or someone in a completely new way
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Rock


Definition: Meaning of, Rock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɒk /

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  1. 1890-1984 united States gynaecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill
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Rock used in phrases

  • American rock brake (noun)
    1. rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
  • Ayers Rock
  • Black Rock Desert (noun)
    1. a desert in northwestern Nevada
  • Hudson, Rock
    1. (1922-85) a US film actor who was very good-looking. He made several humorous films with Doris DAY, such as Pillow Talk (1959). He was one of the first famous people to die of AIDS .
  • John Rock (noun)
    1. 1890-1984 united States gynaecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill
  • Little Rock
    1. the capital of the US state of Arkansas. In 1957 the US President had to send US government soldiers to a school, because the state governor was using Arkansas state soldiers to prevent nine black children from going to a school where all the children were white.
  • Plymouth Rock
    1. a large rock on the coast at Plymouth, Massachusetts. According to old stories, the PILGRIM FATHERS took their first steps in America when they landed there in 1620.
  • Rock Around the Clock
    1. a song by Bill HALEY And His Comets. It is one of the first songs that made ROCK 'N' ROLL popular in 1955.
  • Rock Cornish (noun)
    1. small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
  • Rock Cornish hen (noun)
    1. flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting
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Rock used in phrasal verbs

  • rock up (phrasal verb)
    1. to arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly
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