Etymology : Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move
Pronunciation : räk
Function : verb
Date : 12th century
1. stone; rock music; back and forth movement, shaking; diamond (Slang). sway, swing; shock. shock, cause a personal change, shake him Killing Fields is a powerful movie. It will rock you.
2. to wear; "I was rocking my brand new Nikes ".
3. to have sexual intercourse.
4. Biblical. Alcatraz, Jamaica...
5. crack. rock\rock\ , n. see:
roc.rock \rock\, n. [oe. rocke; akin to d. rok, rokken, g. rocken, ohg. roccho, dan. rok, icel. rokkr. cf. rocket a firework.] a distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. sad clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread by grisly lachesis was spun with pain, that cruel atropos eftsoon undid.rock \rock\, n. [of. roke, f. roche; cf. armor. roc'h, and as. rocc.].
6. a large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. see:
stone. come one, come all! this rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as i. w. scott.
7. (geol.) any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
8. that which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. the lord is my rock, and my fortress. xxii.
9. 4. fig.: anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
10. (zo?l.) the striped bass. see:
under bass.note: this word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.rock alum. [probably so called by confusion with f. roche a rock.] same as roche alum.rock barnacle (zo?l.), a barnacle (balanus balanoides) very abundant on rocks washed by tides.rock bass. (zo?l.) (a) the stripped bass. see:
under bass. (b) the goggle-eye. (c) the cabrilla. other species are also locally called rock bass.rock builder (zo?l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and foraminifera.rock butter (min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate.rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name.rock cavy. (zo?l.) see:
moco.rock cod (zo?l.) (a) a small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) a california rockfish.rock cook. (zo?l.) (a) a european wrasse (centrolabrus exoletus). (b) a rockling.rock cork (min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. it resembles cork in its texture.rock crab (zo?l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus cancer, as the two species of the new england coast (c. irroratus and c. borealis). see:
illust. under cancer.rock cress (bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as arabis petr?a, a. lyrata, etc.rock crystal (min.), limpid quartz. see:
quartz, and under crystal.rock dove (zo?l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also rock doo.rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc.rock duck (zo?l.), the harlequin duck.rock eel. (zo?l.) see:
gunnel.rock goat (zo?l.), a wild goat, or ibex.rock hopper (zo?l.), a penguin of the genus catarractes. see:
under penguin.rock kangaroo. (zo?l.) see:
kangaroo, and petrogale.rock lobster (zo?l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera panulirus and palinurus. they have no large claws. called also spiny lobster , and sea crayfish.rock meal (min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence.rock milk. (min.) see:
agaric mineral, under agaric.rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. see:
cudbear.
11. See Roc.
12. A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
13. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag.
14. See Stone.
15. Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
16. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
17. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
18. The striped bass.
19. See under Bass.
20. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
21. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
22. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
23. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair. pitching dangerously to one side a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" 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 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" move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently".
24. rock and roll, rock'n'roll.
25. 1. Rock is the hard substance which the Earth is made of. The hills above the valley are bare rock.
26. A rock is a large piece of rock that sticks up out of the ground or the sea, or that has broken away from a mountain or a cliff. She sat cross-legged on the rock.
27. A rock is a piece of rock that is small enough for you to pick up. She bent down, picked up a rock and threw it into the trees.
28. When something rocks or when you rock it, it moves slowly and regularly backwards and forwards or from side to side. His body rocked from side to side with the train She sat on the porch and rocked the baby.
29. If an explosion or an earthquake rocks a building or an area, it causes the building or area to shake. You can also say that the building or area rocks. Three people were injured yesterday when an explosion rocked one of Britain's best known film studios As the buildings rocked under heavy shell-fire, he took refuge in the cellars.
30. If an event or a piece of news rocks a group or society, it shocks them or makes them feel less secure. His death rocked the fashion business.
31. Rock is loud music with a strong beat that is usually played and sung by a small group of people using instruments such as electric guitars and drums. a rock concert. famous rock stars.
32. Rock is a sweet that is made in long, hard sticks and is often sold in towns by the sea in Britain. a stick of rock.
33. If you have an alcoholic drink such as whisky on the rocks, you have it with ice cubes in it. a Scotch on the rocks. = with ice.
34. If something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon. She confided to her mother six months ago that her marriage was on the rocks.
35. to rock the boat: see:
boat. In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are further subdivided on the basis of various factors, especially chemical, mineralogical, and textural attributes (see:
e.g., acid and basic rocks; crystalline rock; extrusive rock). See also felsic rock; intrusive rock; mafic rock. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive rock Little Rock mafic rock metamorphic rock rock art rock crystal rock glacier rock music rock and roll Rock River sedimentary rock siliceous rock acid and basic rocks.
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