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verb

(intr, adverb) informal to arrive late or unannounced

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby rock up

rock steady, rock the boat, rock thrush, rock tripe, rockumentary, rock up, Rockville, Rockville Centre, rock wall, rock wallaby, rockweed

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How to use rock up in a sentence

But for a while we were like Sisyphus pushing that rock up the mountain.
Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & More|Andrew Romano|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I suppose you know every rock up here,” said Johnny, as they went scrambling up and up, over an all but perpendicular trail.
Red Dynamite|Roy J. Snell
Upon this we told him of the niches in the rock up above, which we supposed to have been receptacles for bridge-stringers.
The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp
The rafters show overhead, and the floors rock up and down when you walk hard on them, just because they are so old.
What Happened to Inger Johanne|Dikken Zwilgmeyer

I think, lieutenant, you had better leave them where they are; we are holding this rock up pretty hard.
Crooked Trails|Frederic Remington
The nail, N, runs through both uprights, and acts as the bearing for F to rock up and down upon.
How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John