2. rock mineralmatter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat or water.
26. (adj.)rock pertaining to or characteristic of musical rock.
Etymology: (bef. 1100; ME; OE roccian, c. MD rocken; akin to G rücken to move, push, ON rykkja to jerk; (def.
Definition of 'rock'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)rock, stone a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineralmatter "he threw a rock at me"
2. (noun)rock, stone material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
3. (noun)Rock, John Rock United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
4. (noun)rock (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew
5. (noun)rock candy, rock hard bright-colored stickcandy (typically flavored with peppermint)
6. (noun)rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of blackrhythm-and-blues with whitecountry-and-western "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
7. (verb)rock, careen, sway, tilt pitching dangerously to one side
8. (verb)rock, sway, shake moveback and forth or sideways "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
9. (verb)rock, sway cause to moveback and forth "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
1. (noun)rock the hard substance that makes up much of the earth's surface, or a piece of this substance ancient layers of rock; girls diving off the rocks into the lake
3. (verb)rock to move or makemove with a side-to-side movement The boat rocked gently on the waves.; She rocked the baby in her arms.
4. rock (of an explosion or earthquake) to make shake The blast rocked buildings throughout the neighborhood.
5. rock to surprise or shock with new information The news of his death rocked Hollywood.
6. rock sb/sth rocks! indicates you think sb or sth is great, excellent, etc. Thank you all so much - you rock!
Definition of 'rock'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)rock see Roc
2. (noun)rock a distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning
3. (noun)rock a large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone
4. (noun)rock any naturaldeposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds
5. (noun)rock that which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge
Sense: (a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.
Definitions of rock 
Afrikaans: rots
Arabic: صَخْر
Bulgarian: скала
Brazilian: rocha
Czech: skála
German: der Felsen
Danish: klippe; sten
Greek: πέτρα, βράχος
Spanish: roca
Estonian: kari, kalju
Farsi: صخره؛ سنگ
Finnish: kallio
French: roc(her)
Hebrew: סֶלַע
Hindi: चट्टान
Croatian: stijena, hrid
Hungarian: szikla
Indonesian: cadas
Icelandic: klettur, bjarg
Italian: roccia
Japanese: 岩
Korean: 바위, 암반
Lithuanian: uola
Latvian: klints
Malay: permukaan keras
Dutch: rots
Norwegian: stein(masse), klippe, skj
Polish: skała
Persian: صخره؛ سنگ
Pashto: کاڼی ، تیږه
Portuguese: rocha
Romanian: stâncă; piatră
Russian: скала
Slovak: skala
Slovenian: skala
Serbian: stena
Swedish: klippa, hälleberg
Thai: โขดหิน
Turkish: kaya
Taiwanese: 岩石
Ukrainian: скеля
Urdu: زمین کا پتھریلا حصہ
Vietnamese: đá
Chinese: 岩石
