rock

Definitions of rock in various dictionaries:

noun - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

noun - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

noun - United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)

noun - (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable

noun - hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

noun - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s

noun - pitching dangerously to one side

verb - move back and forth or sideways

verb - cause to move back and forth

Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.

A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.

A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth’s crust.

Money.

A large gem, especially a diamond.

Crack cocaine.

A varicolored stick candy.

Rock candy.

In a state of difficulty, destruction, or ruin: Their marriage is on the rocks.

Without money; bankrupt: Our accountant says the business is on the rocks.

Served over ice cubes: Scotch on the rocks.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.

To sway violently, as from a blow or shock.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

To play or dance to rock ’n’ roll.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.

To cause to shake or sway violently.

To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset: News of the scandal rocked the town.

To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.

In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.

A rocking motion.

The act of rocking.

Rock ’n’ roll.

adj - to move back and forth [v -ED, -ING, -S] : ROCKABLE