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Meaning of 'rock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rock [ n.]
- See Roc.
- A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
- A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
- Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
- That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
- Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
- The striped bass. See under Bass.
2 . Rock [ v. i.]
- To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
- To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
3 . Rock [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.

Meaning of 'rock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rock [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
Example in sentence:
  • he threw a rock at me
Meaning (2):
- (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
Example in sentence:
  • he was her rock during the crisis;
  • Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church
Meaning (3):
- a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
Example in sentence:
  • rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
Meaning (4):
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
Example in sentence:
  • stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries;
  • that mountain is solid rock
5 . rock [ v]
Meaning (5):
- cause to move back and forth
Example in sentence:
  • rock the baby;
  • rock the cradle;
  • the wind swayed the trees gently
Meaning (6):
- move back and forth or sideways
Example in sentence:
  • She rocked back and forth on her feet;
  • the ship was rocking;
  • the tall building swayed

Nearby Words:

roc rocambole roccellic roccellin roche roche alum roche moutonnee rochelime rochelle rochet

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