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Rock|rocks

rock (English)

Pronunciation

- ɹʷɔk

- /ɹɒk/,

/rQk/

Rhymes: ɒk

- rŏk,

/ɹɑk/

en-us-rock.ogg

- lang=en

Etymology 1

Noun

s|-

The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

The face of the cliff is solid rock.

A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.

The ship crashed on the rocks.

A boulder or large stone.

Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.

A large hill or island having no vegetation.

Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.

* Pearl, Wikipedia

*: The location is particularly well known for its Pearl Mountain or "Pearl Rock". This huge granite rock is formed by three rounded outcrops that make up Pearl Mountain and has been compared in majesty to Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) in Australia."

Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

* 1611, w:King_James_Bible|King_James_Bible, wikisource:Bible,_King_James,_Matthew#Chapter_16|Matthew_16:18,

*: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

* 1991, Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman, w:Soapdish|Soapdish, Paramount Pictures,

*: Celeste Talbert: She is my rock, my right hand.

Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

Look at the size of that rock on her finger!

A lump or cube of ice.

I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.

uncountable

A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!

slang

A crystalized lump of crack_cocaine.

slang

An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

- derogatory An Afrikaner.

- poker|_slang An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

- ball.

Synonyms

natural mineral aggregate

stone

projecting mass of rock

cliff

boulder or large stone

boulder, pebble, stone

hill or island without vegetation

something strong, stable, and dependable

foundation, support

distinctive composition of minerals

precious stone or gem

gem, diamond

lump of ice

ice, ice_cube

confectionery made from sugar

crystalized lump of crack cocaine

crack

unintelligent person

Afrikaner

Derived terms

Terms derived from rock (etymology 1)

bedrock

between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place

dumb_as_rocks/dumb_as_a_box_of_rocks

get_one's_rocks_off

Translations

natural mineral aggregate

Afrikaans: rots

Arabic - (ṣáxra)

: Egyptian_Arabic - حجر|m|tr=ḥagar|sc=Arab

Aramaic:

: Syriac: ܟܐܦܐ (ke’pā’)

: Hebrew: כאפא (ke’pā’)

Armenian: քար (k'ar)

Bulgariska - cкала

Katalanska - quer

, roc, roca, pedra

Central Atlas Tamazight - ⴰⵇⵛⵎⵉⵔ|m|tr=aqcmir

Kroatiska - stijena

Tjeckiska - skála

Dena'ina - qanłnigi, - qałnigi

Dogrib - kwe

Holländska - steen

, rots

Finska - kivi

Franska - roche

, roc

Tyska - Fels

, Gestein

Grekiska - πέτρα

Irländska - carraig

Italienska - roccia

Japanska - 岩石

, 岩

ថ្ម

(tmor)

Latin - saxum|n, - rupes|f, - silex, - silex|m

Malaysiska - batu

Maltesiska - ġebla

Manx - carrick|f

Mizo - lung

Navajo - tsé

Norska - stein

Old English - stan|m|alt=stān|xs=Old English

Persiska - تخته سنگ

Polska - skała

Portugisiska - rocha

Rumänska - stâncă

Rumänska - rocă

Russian: (горный|горная) порода (górnaja poróda)

Scottish Gaelic - creag|f

Serbian: stena, kamen, kamenica, skala

Slovenska - skala

, kamen

Spanska - piedra

, roca

Svenska - berg

, sten

Filippinska - bato

Vietnamesiska - đá

Volapük - klif

mass of projecting rock

Arabic - (ṣáxra)

Aramaic:

: Syriac: ܟܐܦܐ (ke’pā’)

: Hebrew: כאפא (ke’pā’)

Armenian: ժայռ (žayṙ)

Katalanska - roc

, roca, pedra

Chinese: 石頭, 石头 (shítóu)

Kroatiska - stijena

Tjeckiska - skála

Holländska - klif

, rots

Finska - kivi

, kallio

Finska - kari

, luoto, kivi (from water)

Franska - rocher

Tyska - Felsen

, Fels, Klippe

Grekiska - βράχος

Greenlandic - qaqqaq

Ungerska - szikla

Irländska - carraig

Italienska - roccia

Japanska - 岩

, 岩石

Korean: 바위 (bawi)

Latin - saxum|n, - rupes|f, - silex|m

Litauiska - uola

Mizo - lung, - lungpui, - lung

Norska - klippe

Portugisiska - rocha

Ryska - скала

, утёс

Scottish Gaelic - creag|f, - carraig|f

Slovenska - skala

Spanska - roca

, peñasco

Svenska - klippa

large stone or boulder

Afrikaans - rots

Aramaic:

: Syriac: ܟܐܦܐ (ke’pā’)

: Hebrew: כאפא (ke’pā’)

Catalan: quer , roca

Kroatiska - stijena

Tjeckiska - kámen

Dena'ina: qałnigi

Holländska - rots

Finska - kivi

, kivenlohkare, lohkare

Franska - rocher

, roc

German: Felsbrocken , Felsblock , erratic: Findling

Ungerska - szikla

Irländska - carraig

Italienska - roccia

Japanska - 石

Khmer:

ថ្ម

(tmor)

Latin - saxum|n, - silex|m, - rupes|f

Malaysiska - batu

Mizo - lung, - lungtum

Norska - kampestein

Polska - skała

, głaz

Portugisiska - rocha

Rumänska - stană

Ryska - камень

, валун

Scottish Gaelic - creag|f, - carraig|f

Serbiska - стена

, stena

Slovakiska - skala

Slovenska - skala

, kamen

Spanska - peña

Svenska - klippblock

, stenblock

Filippinska - bato

hill or island without vegetation

Katalanska - roc

Tjeckiska - útes

Holländska - rots

Finska - kallio

- fi|luoto

island

Tyska - Klippe

, Felsen, Schäre

Latin - saxum|n, - rupes|f, - scopulus|m

Mizo - pialtlêp, - pialhmun

Norska - klippe

Portugisiska - rochedo

Ryska - скала

, утёс

Serbian:

: Cyrillic: стена

: Roman: stena

Svenska - skär

island

Filippinska - bato

something strong, stable, and dependable

Afrikaans - rots

Aramaic:

: Syriac: ܟܐܦܐ (ke’pā’)

: Hebrew: כאפא (ke’pā’)

Holländska - steen

Finska - kallio

Tyska - Fels

, Fels_in_der_Brandung

Norska - klippe

Ryska - опора

, фундамент

Svenska - klippa

distinctive composition of minerals

Faroese - grót|xs=Faroese

Finska - kivilaji

German: Gestein

Norska - bergart

Ryska - порода

Svenska - bergart

precious stone or gem

Catalan: pedra (preciosa)

Finska - kivi

French: caillou,diam (diamond)

German: Klunker

Grekiska - πέτρα

(pétra)

Latin - lapis, - lapis|m, - saxum|n

Norska - edelstein

Portugisiska - pedra

Russian: (драгоценный) камень (dragocénnyj kámen’)

Spanish: piedra (preciosa)

Svenska - ädelsten

Svenska - diamant

(especially)

lump of ice

Finska - jääpala

, jää, jääkuutio

Norska - isbit

Portuguese: cubo (de gelo)

Russian: on the rocks — со_льдом (so l’dom)

Svenska - isbit

confectionary made from sugar

Dutch: kandij, suikerstok

Finnish: tikkunekku

Franska - sucre d'orge

German: Kandiszucker , Zuckerstange

Norska - kandissukker

Russian: леденец (ledenéc) , карамель (karamél’)

Svenska - polkagris

(approximately)

crystalized lump of crack cocaine

Norska - crack

Russian: крэк (krek)

Spanska - piedra

Svenska - crack

unintelligent person

Finska - tollo

colloquial

poker: extremely conservative player

Ryska - африкандер

, бур

: kő

: roccia (1,2), pietra (2), sasso (3), masso (4), scoglio

: peña (1,2), roca

: jiwe (2), mawe pl (noun 5/6) (1,2)

References

Etymology 2

From - rokken|lang=enm, from - roccian|lang=an, from - rukkōnan (compare obsolete Dutch (Holland) - lang=nl, Middle High German - lang=gmh ‘to drag, jerk’, Icelandic - lang=is ‘to yank’), from - title=|rugnōnan, from - h₃ruk-néh₂-, from - title=|h₃runk- (compare Latin - runcāre|lang=la|to weed, Latvian - lang=lv||to toss, dig).

Verb

- intransitive To move gently back_and_forth.

Rock the baby to sleep.

The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.

To cause to shake or sway violently.

Don't rock the boat.

To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

The boat rocked at anchor.

- intransitive|of ore etc. To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.

To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.

She rocked my world.

* {{quote-news

|year=2012 |date=April 24 |author=Phil Dawkes |title=Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea |work=BBC Sport |url= |page= |passage=The Blues' challenge had been rocking at that point, with Terry's centre-back partner Gary Cahill lost to injury and Barca having just levelled the tie through Busquets's neat, close-range finish from Isaac Cuenca's pull-back.}}

Derived terms

Terms derived from rock (etymology 2)

rock-a-bye

Translations

move gently back and forth

Afrikaans: wieg

Holländska - wiegen

Finnish: keinuttaa (tr.), keinua (intr.)

French: remuer, babies : bercer

German: schwanken, schaukeln, baby: wiegen

Italienska - cullare

Norska - gynge

Portugisiska - embalar

, balançar

Rumänska - legăna

Ryska - качать

Ryska - качаться

- ru|укачивать|tr=ukáčivat’

Ryska - баюкать

Serbian: ljuljati, klackati

Slovenska - zibati

Svenska - gunga

, vagga

Svenska - vyssja

(baby)

cause to shake or sway violently

Afrikaans: skud

Holländska - schudden

Finska - keikuttaa

French: secouer, boat : faire_tanguer

Norska - riste

Portuguese: balançar, abalar

Ryska - качать

Ryska - раскачивать

Serbian: drmati, uzdrmati

Slovenska - zibati

Svenska - skaka

sway or tilt violently back and forth

Afrikaans: waggel

Dutch: schommelen, waggelen

Finska - keikkua

German: schaukeln, naut. stampfen

Italienska - cullare

Norska - gynge

Portuguese: balançar, abalar

Ryska - качаться

Ryska - раскачиваться

Serbian: drmati

Slovenska - zibati

Svenska - kränga

(vehicle)

be washed and panned

Finska - huuhtoa

disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium

Finnish: ravisuttaa

German: auwühlen, schockieren

Norska - ryste

, sjokkere

Portuguese: balançar, abalar

Ryska - потрясать

Ryska - потрясти

Serbiska - potresti

Svenska - chocka

, skaka

: sonar rock (1); exceller (2); balanciar se, oscillar, vacillar (3)

: balanciar (2), (a baby in a cradle) cunar (2)

tpn

: bibi

Noun

An act of rocking. - comment=what verb sense of rock?

Translations

act of rocking

Finnish: keinunta, keinutus, keikunta, keikutus, ravistelu

Franska - secousse

Svenska - gungning

, vaggande, vyssjande

: rocca (1, 3)

: petrus (1)

: piatră , rocă

- skala {{f (1, 3)

Etymology 3

Shortened from - |rock has adapted to mean a simpler, more modern, metal-like genre, - rock and roll has generally been left referring to earlier forms such as that of the 1950s, notably more swing-oriented style.

Noun

A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass_guitar, drums and vocals.

Synonyms

style of music

Translations

style of music

Arabiska - روك

Arabiska - موسيقى الروك

Catalan: rock

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 摇滾樂|sc=Hani, - 摇滚乐|tr=yáogǔnyuè|sc=Hani

Kroatiska - rok

Tjeckiska - rock

Holländska - rock

Finska - rokki

, rock

Franska - rock

Tyska - Rock

Grekiska - ροκ

or (rok)

Hindiska - रॉक संगीत

Hindiska - रॉक

Interlingua: rock

Irländska - rac-cheol

Italienska - rock

Japanska - ロック

Koreanska - 록

Litauiska - rokas

Portugisiska - rock

Ryska - рок

Slovenska - rock

Spanska - rock

Svenska - rock

, rock'n'roll

Verb

To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

Let’s rock!

slang

To be very favourable or skilful; to excel.

Chocolate rocks.

to thrill or excite, especially with rock music

Let's rock this joint!

to do something with excitement yet skillfully

I need to rock a piss.

To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry_off (a particular look, style).

* 2011, Tim Jonze, The Guardian, 29 Apr 2011:

*: Take today, where she's rocking that well-known fashion combo – a Tory Burch outfit offset with a whacking great bruise attained by smacking her head on a plane's overhead lockers.

Synonyms

play, perform, or enjoy rock music

be very favourable or skilful

rule

thrill or excite

Antonyms

be very favourable or skilful

suck

Translations

to play, perform, or enjoy rock music

Finska - rokata

German: rocken