rocks

[rɔks]

verb

transitive verb

to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle

She gently rocked the baby to sleep.

to cause to sway back and forth

a boat rocked by the waves

to cause to shake violently

An earthquake rocked the town.

to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music)

The band rocked the crowd.

informal to wear, display, or feature (something striking, distinctive, or attractive) In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.—Sam Haysom

Carly Patterson is rocking a tight yellow T-shirt with jeans and high wooden sandals, belting her lyrics into a microphone.—Kate Hairopolous

intransitive verb

to become moved backward and forward under often violent impactalso: to move gently back and forth rocked on the balls of his feet

The tower rocked under the impact of the hurricane.

to move forward at a steady pacealso: to move forward at a high speed

the train rocked through the countryside

to sing, dance to, or play rock music

The band was rocking all night long.

slang to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective

her new car rocks

geographical name

river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois flowing south and southwest into the Mississippi River at the city of Rock Island

noun (1)

a rocking movement

popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements

noun (2)

a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak

a concreted mass of stony materialalso: broken pieces of such masses

consolidated or unconsolidated solid mineral matteralso: a particular mass of it

something like a rock in firmness:

The superintendent describes [Michael] Doran as a rock on which the success of the school is and will continue to be built.—Henry County (Kentucky) Local

something that threatens or causes disaster—often used in plural

By the late 1930's, the university, so near the rocks in preceding years, had become one of the best-rounded educational institutions in the country.—Current Biography

a flavored stick candy with color running through

rock candy sense 1

gem

diamond

a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine

crack sense 9

the ball used in basketball

Who's going to fight through screens or risk lumps and lacerations lunging into the stands after the rock?—Chris Broussard

noun (3)

distaff

the wool or flax on a distaff

rock mass岩体；岩块，岩块体；岩石层

source rock源岩；生油岩层

soft rock比较轻柔的摇滚乐；软岩石

on the rocks触礁，毁坏；破产

rock mechanics岩石力学；岩土力学

wall rockn. [矿]围岩

rock burst岩层突裂

rock slope岩石边坡；石坡；岩石坡；石流坡

volcanic rock火山岩；火成岩；火山碎屑岩

hard rock重摇滚；剧烈摇滚乐；硬质岩石

carbonate rock碳酸盐岩

phosphate rock磷酸盐岩

rock music摇滚乐

rock type岩石类型；岩石型态

rock and roll摇滚乐

rock saltn. 岩盐

reservoir rockn. 储集岩；贮油岩；储油岩石

clastic rock碎屑岩

rock band摇滚乐团

rock climbing攀岩运动；岩石作业

rock（n.1）的复数形式。意思为“冰块”始于1946年； 俚语意思为“睾丸”，1948年在短语 get (one's) rocks off 中被证实为“达到强烈的满足感”。On the rocks “可能被毁坏或破坏”的意思始于1889年，这是一个比喻用法，与船只（1735年）有关，进一步比喻扩展到婚姻、浪漫等等，直到1958年。关于酒精饮料， on the rocks “加冰块”的意思始于1946年。

Verb Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move Noun (2) Middle English rokke, from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke, from Vulgar Latin *rocca Noun (3) Middle English roc, from Middle Dutch rocke; akin to Old High German rocko distaff

The first known use of rock was in the 12th century

roll1 of 3noun

a written document that may be rolled up : scroll

an official list of names

the voter rolls

something or a quantity of something that is rolled up or rounded as if rolled

rolls of fat

a small piece of baked bread dough

paper money folded or rolled

roll2 of 3verb

to move or cause to move by turning over and over on a surface without sliding

to put a wrapping around

to form into a ball or roll

to make smooth, even, or firm with or as if with a roller

to move on rollers or wheels

to begin or cause to begin operating or moving let's get rolling

roll the cameras

to sound with a full echoing tone or with a continuous beating sound thunder rolled

roll a drum

to have an abundant supply

rolling in money

to move onward or around as if on a wheel or scroll lines rolling off the screen of a computer

the days roll by

to rotate on an axis

to flow in a continuous stream

money was rolling in

to move with a side-to-side sway : rock

roll3 of 3noun

a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum

a heavy echoing sound

the roll of thunder

a rolling movement or an action involving such movement

roll1 of 3noun

a written document that may be rolled up : scroll

an official list of names

the voter rolls

something or a quantity of something that is rolled up or rounded as if rolled

rolls of fat

a small piece of baked bread dough

paper money folded or rolled

roll2 of 3verb

to move or cause to move by turning over and over on a surface without sliding

to put a wrapping around

to form into a ball or roll

to make smooth, even, or firm with or as if with a roller

to move on rollers or wheels

to begin or cause to begin operating or moving let's get rolling

roll the cameras

to sound with a full echoing tone or with a continuous beating sound thunder rolled

roll a drum

to have an abundant supply

rolling in money

to move onward or around as if on a wheel or scroll lines rolling off the screen of a computer

the days roll by

to rotate on an axis

to flow in a continuous stream

money was rolling in

to move with a side-to-side sway : rock

roll3 of 3noun

a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum

a heavy echoing sound

the roll of thunder

a rolling movement or an action involving such movement

rode

rock1 of 3verb

to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle

to sway or cause to sway back and forth

to cause to be upset

rocked by the news

rock2 of 3noun

a rocking movement

popular music usually having a fast tempo, strong beat, and much repetition

rock3 of 3noun

a large mass of stone

solid mineral deposits

a lump or piece of rock

something like a rock in firmness : support