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Definition rock in British English

rock verb

verb
/rɒk/
1

to move backwards and forwards or from side to side in a gentle way

Example

He sat rocking in his seat and staring out of the window.

Example

Hold your knees close to your chest and rock from side to side.

Synonyms and related words
swing bounce rock
1.1

to make someone or something move backwards and forwards or from side to side in a gentle way

Example

She rocked the child in her arms.

Synonyms and related words
swing bounce rock
2

to shock, surprise, or frighten someone

Example

Spain has been rocked by another political scandal.

Synonyms and related words
frighten alarm scare surprise shock shake up
3

if an explosion or earthquake rocks something, it makes it shake violently

Example

The blast rocked the houses in the street.

Synonyms and related words
swing bounce rock
3.1

if something rocks, it shakes violently as a result of an explosion or an earthquake

Example

The solid ground rocked beneath us.

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swing bounce rock
4

to play or dance to rock music

Synonyms and related words
boogie bop cavort
Example

Our favorite bloggers are rocking them, and we're oBsSeSeDd with them… S.T.R.I.P.E.S!!!

Definition rock in British English

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be () between a rock and a hard place (phrase) cock of the (phrase) hard rock (noun) rock bottom (phrase) Plymouth Rock () punk rock () rock (noun) rock (verb) rock ’n’ roll (noun) rock and roll (noun) rock and roll (verb) rock bottom (noun) rock cake (noun) rock climbing (noun) rock garden (noun) rock music (noun) rock pool (noun) rock salt (noun) rock the boat (phrase) rock up (phrasal verb) rock-hard (adjective) rock-solid (adjective) rock-steady (adjective) the foundations of something (phrase) solid as a rock (phrase) the Rock () the Rock of Gibraltar () Uluru ()