hard-rock

¹

[hahrd-rok]

adjective

1. (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining hard-rock mining and geology hard-rock geology.

hard rock

²

noun

1. the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat.

hard rock

noun

1. music a rhythmically simple and usually highly amplified style of rock and roll

Other Word Forms

• hard rocker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard-rock¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of hard-rock²

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

For a time they were based in Ann Arbor, Mich., where their band Leatherwood “connected with the burgeoning Michigan hard rock circuit,” opening for Ted Nugent’s Amboy Dukes, Alice Cooper and others.

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That hot, hard rock devours conventional drill bits and makes a hash of the concrete usually poured deep underground around the steel pipes required to line such a well and keep it from collapsing.

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From there he moved to Circus Circus and then, in 2005, the Hard Rock hotel and casino, where he’s been ever since.

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A well-worked 31st-minute goal from Giovani Lo Celso secured the win for the reigning world champions in a match played before just 15,000 fans at the 65,000 capacity Hard Rock Stadium.

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The announced opening comes as Hard Rock battles to open a casino in New York — competing with bids from other gambling giants such as MGM Resorts International.

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