Rock

noun rocks

1. uncountable 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.
2. countable, uncountable A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water. The ship crashed on the rocks.
3. Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble. Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
4. countable, uncountable Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
5. colloquial, countable, uncountable A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond. Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
6. countable, uncountable A large hill or island having no vegetation. The captain named it Pearl Rock after the rising sun illuminated the surface of the island.
7. countable, figuratively, uncountable Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another. 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.
8. countable, uncountable A lump or cube of ice. I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
9. UK, 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!
10. US, countable, slang, uncountable A crystallized lump of crack cocaine. I ain't guilty, ‘cause even though I sell rocks / It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox
11. US, countable, slang, uncountable An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
12. South Africa, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable An Afrikaner.
13. US, countable, slang, uncountable An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
14. countable, uncountable The striped bass.
15. countable, uncountable The huss or rock salmon. We ordered rock and chips to take away.
16. US, countable, slang, uncountable A basketball. Yo homie, pass the rock!
17. US, countable, slang, uncountable A mistake. Now, you should never make the last out of an inning at third, and when a player does it, everyone knows he pulled a rock.
18. countable, uncountable Synonym of stone.
19. countable, uncountable A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
20. countable, informal, uncountable A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
21. countable, uncountable A crystal used to control the radio frequency. It was easily possible to double the cost of a CB rig just by adding all of the "rocks" necessary to do the job.
22. countable, uncountable A cheap golf ball.

Similar: natural mineral aggregate, bedrock

verb rocks · rocking · rocked

1. transitive 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 rocks · rocking · rocked

1. intransitive, transitive To move gently back and forth. Rock the baby to sleep.
2. intransitive, transitive To sway one's body as a stim. Tends to tap fingers on desk or spin ring on finger, especially when stressed. Sucks thumb in private. Loves to rock.
3. transitive To cause to shake or sway violently. Don't rock the boat.
4. intransitive To sway or tilt violently back and forth. The boat rocked at anchor.
5. intransitive, transitive To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
6. transitive To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively). Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
7. intransitive To do well or to be operating at high efficiency. 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.
8. intransitive, slang To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic. Chocolate rocks.
9. ambitransitive, euphemistic, slang To make love to or have sex (with). I wanna rock!

Similar: hit, sleep with, waver, judder

noun rocks

1. An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.

noun

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

verb rocks · rocking · rocked

1. intransitive To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy. Let's rock!
2. transitive To thrill or excite, especially with rock music. Let's rock this joint!
3. intransitive To have people dancing and enjoying rock music. The scene was rocking, all were digging the sounds Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds The coffin-bangers were about to arrive With their vocal group, The Crypt-Kicker Five.
4. transitive To do something with excitement yet skillfully. I need to rock a piss.
5. transitive To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style). I call all the shots, rip all the spots / Rock all the rocks, cop all the drops

noun rocks

1. countable Distaff. Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread / By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain, / That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.
2. uncountable The flax or wool on a distaff.

noun rocks

1. archaic Archaic form of roc (mythical bird).roc

proper noun

1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a rock or an oak ( atter + oke ). Jada Pinkett Smith found herself at the center of conflict when her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony March 27. Rock joked about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head – a look she has said is more than a style preference.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A coastal village in St Minver Lowlands parish, north Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9375).
4. A hamlet in Membury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2702).
5. A village in Rennington parish, northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NU2020).
6. A hamlet in Curry Mallet parish, South Somerset district and North Curry parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST3222).
7. A hamlet in Washington parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1214).
8. A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7371).
9. A hamlet in Blackwood community, Caerphilly borough county borough (OS grid ref ST1898).
10. A hamlet north-east of Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot borough county borough (OS grid ref SS7993).
11. The Rock, a village south-west of Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
12. An unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas.
13. An unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Delta County, Michigan.
14. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia.
15. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
16. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.
17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Rock Township.
18. Nickname of Gibraltar.
19. Australia Nickname of Uluru.
20. Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
21. Canada Nickname of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.