rock, stone -- (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me")
rock, stone -- (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")
Rock, John Rock -- (United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984))
rock -- ((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)
rock candy, rock -- (hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint))
rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music -- (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.")
rock, careen, sway, tilt -- (pitching dangerously to one side)
Overview of verb rock
The verb rock has 2 senses
rock, sway, shake -- (move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet")
rock, sway -- (cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently")
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