rock
1[ rok ]
/ rɒk /
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noun
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Origin of rock
1First recorded in 1300–50; 1905–10 for def. 12; Middle English rokk(ke), from Old French ro(c)que, roche; compare Spanish, Provençal roca, Italian rocca, Medieval Latin rocha, rocca (becoming late Old English -rocc in stānrocc “stone-rock, obelisk”); cf. roche alum
OTHER WORDS FROM rock
rock·less, adjectiverock·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rock
boulder, cobblestone, granule, pebble, rock , stoneDefinition for rock (2 of 4)
Origin of rock
2First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English rokken, rocken, rocke(n) “to rock (a cradle),”Old English roccian; cognate with Middle Dutch rocken “to stir, make move,” German rücken “to move, shift,” Old Norse rykkja “to jerk, pull”
synonym study for rock
1. See swing1.
OTHER WORDS FROM rock
rock·a·ble, adjectiverock·ing·ly, adverbun·rocked, adjectiveDefinition for rock (3 of 4)
Origin of rock
3First recorded in 1690–1700; short for rockfish
Definition for rock (4 of 4)
Rock
[ rok ]
/ rɒk /
noun
a male given name.
Also Rock·y [rok-ee] /ˈrɒk i/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for rock (1 of 3)
rock1
/ (rɒk) /
noun
Word Origin for rock
C14: from Old French roche, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for rock (2 of 3)
rock2
/ (rɒk) /
verb
noun
See also rock up
Word Origin for rock
Old English roccian; related to Middle Dutch, Old High German rocken, German rücken
British Dictionary definitions for rock (3 of 3)
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Medical definitions for rock
Rock
[ rŏk ]
American gynecologist and obstetrician who helped develop the first effective oral contraceptive in 1954.
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Scientific definitions for rock
rock
[ rŏk ]
A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
A piece of such material; a stone.
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Idioms and Phrases with rock
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