Rock

/rɔk/

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Definition

Noun:
- A large, solid mass of mineral matter: A naturally occurring solid substance composed of one or more minerals, forming a significant part of the Earth's crust.
- A genre of popular music: A style of music that originated in the 1950s, characterized by a strong beat, amplified instruments, and often simple song structures.
- A hard piece of candy: A hard, often brightly colored stick of candy, typically flavored with peppermint.
- A source of stability or support (figurative): A person or thing that is strong, reliable, and dependable, providing emotional or practical support.
Verb:
- To move gently back and forth or from side to side: To cause something to sway or swing with a gentle, rhythmic motion.
- To shake or cause to shake violently: To move or cause to move with a strong, unsteady motion, often due to an impact or force.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- The hikers climbed over the large rock. (The hikers climbed over the large mass of mineral matter.)
- She loves listening to classic rock from the 1970s. (She loves listening to that genre of popular music.)
- He bought a peppermint rock from the candy store. (He bought a hard stick of peppermint candy.)
- My best friend has been my rock during difficult times. (My best friend has been my source of stability.)
Verb:
- She gently rocked the baby's cradle. (She moved the cradle gently back and forth.)
- The explosion rocked the entire building. (The explosion caused the building to shake violently.)

Advanced Usage

"To be on the rocks" (idiom): To be in a state of difficulty, failure, or ruin, especially for a relationship or business.
- Their marriage is on the rocks. (Their marriage is in serious trouble.)
"To rock the boat" (idiom): To disturb a stable situation, to cause trouble by challenging the status quo.
- Don't rock the boat by asking too many questions. (Don't cause trouble by challenging things.)

Variants and Related Words

Rocky (adj): Full of or abounding in rocks; or, unstable or unsteady.
- The rocky path was difficult to walk on. (The path was full of rocks.)
- The table is a bit rocky. (The table is unsteady.)
Rock 'n' roll (n): An earlier, specific form of rock music.
- Elvis Presley was a king of rock 'n' roll. (Elvis Presley was a major figure in that early music style.)

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Rock up (informal, chiefly British): To arrive, often casually or unexpectedly.
- He just rocked up at the party without an invitation. (He just arrived at the party unexpectedly.)

Related Idioms

Between a rock and a hard place: Faced with two equally difficult or unpleasant choices.
- I'm between a rock and a hard place: I can either take a pay cut or lose my job. (I have two very bad options.)
Solid as a rock: Extremely strong, stable, or reliable.
- Their friendship is solid as a rock. (Their friendship is very strong and dependable.)

Noun

pitching dangerously to one side
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.
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
(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
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
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
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- he threw a rock at me

Verb

cause to move back and forth
- rock the cradle
- rock the baby
- the wind swayed the trees gently
move back and forth or sideways
- the ship was rocking
- the tall building swayed
- She rocked back and forth on her feet

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