rock

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/ɹɒk/

verb 11noun 10name 5

Collocations

(noun.) hard, stony part of the earth

ADJ

hard, solid

The construction workers drilled through hard rock to find water beneath the ground.

soft | jagged, rough | smooth | weathered

bare

The hikers scrambled up the mountainside until they reached an area of bare rock with no soil or plants.

sheer, steep

The climbers faced a steep rock face that took three hours to scale.

overhanging | liquid, molten | igneous, sedimentary, volcanic | permeable, porous | impermeable

QUANT

chunk, lump, piece, slab

VERB + ROCK

form

ROCK + VERB

form

The limestone rocks formed over millions of years in the ancient ocean.

jut out

A large boulder jutted out from the cliff, blocking our hiking trail.

ROCK + NOUN

fall

A massive rock fall blocked the mountain road for several weeks last winter.

crystal, salt | climber, climbing

pool

We found tiny fish and starfish living in the rock pool near the beach.

art, carvings | garden

PHRASES

a layer of rock, an outcrop of rock

The miners discovered precious minerals deep within a thick layer of rock beneath the mountain.

(noun.) music

ADJ

live | country, glam, hard, heavy, indie, progressive, punk

ROCK + NOUN

album, anthem, CD, music, number, record, song, video | band, group | concert, festival, gig | venue

circuit, scene

The band has been playing venues across the rock circuit for nearly five years now.

drummer, guitarist, musician, singer, vocalist | guitar | hero, legend, star | culture, history

PHRASES

rock and roll

Elvis Presley became famous for performing rock and roll music in the 1950s.

(verb.)

ADV

violently

The old building shook violently when the earthquake struck at midnight.

gently, slightly

The cradle rocked gently as the mother sang a lullaby to her newborn son.

back and forth, backwards and forwards, from side to side, to and fro

The boat rocked gently from side to side as the waves passed underneath it.

Definitions

noun

A formation of minerals, specifically:

The face of the cliff is solid rock.

Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

A formation of minerals, specifically:

The ship crashed on the rocks.

This enormous, 1.7 million acre property offers hikes to spectacular formations like Metate Arch in Devil’s Garden and the Wahweap Hoodoos, slender, ghostly rocks that can reach several stories high.

A formation of minerals, specifically:

Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.

A formation of minerals, specifically:

Look at the size of that rock on her finger!

I call all the shots, rip all the spots / Rock all the rocks, cop all the drops

verb

To pelt with rocks; to stone.

Do you chaps mean to say you didn't make Rabbits-Eggs drunk and bribe him to rock King's rooms?

verb

To move gently back and forth.

Rock the baby to sleep.

The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.

To move gently back and forth.

Tends to tap fingers on desk or spin ring on finger, especially when stressed. Sucks thumb in private. Loves to rock.

To cause to shake or sway violently.

Don't rock the boat.

A rising earthquake rocked the ground.

To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

The boat rocked at anchor.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — pitching dangerously to one side

noun — a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s

rock'n'roll
rock-and-roll

noun — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

stone

noun — material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those

stone

verb — move back and forth or sideways

verb — cause to move back and forth

sway

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

rock bottom

The very lowest possible level.

Pork belly futures have hit rock bottom.

rock the boat

To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.

I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.

rock on

To party to music, especially rock, or to continue to perform any such music; to maintain a lifestyle in keeping with, or inspired by, youth rock culture.

between a rock and a hard place

In a difficult and inescapable position.

After meeting again that afternoon with Donna, Wilbur had advised her that she was indeed between a rock and a hard place. She could not hope to recover and build back the lost bus

rock hound

A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.

Example Bank

The face of the cliff is solid rock.

Wiktionary

This park’s strange and beautiful rock formations were formed by the Yellowstone River and various streams that have cut through the rock over millions of years, carving out hoodoos, spires and caproc

Wiktionary

Do you chaps mean to say you didn't make Rabbits-Eggs drunk and bribe him to rock King's rooms?

Wiktionary

Rock the baby to sleep.

Wiktionary

The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

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In some senses, rock is marked as slang, archaic, UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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