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rock [n]
 
1)a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
    Synonyms :stone 
    See Also: natural_object  lapidate  achondrite  bedrock  boulder  calculus  chondrite  clastic_rock  crystal  intrusion  outcrop  pebble  petrifaction  sill  stepping_stone  tor  wall_rock  whin  xenolith 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :stone 
    See Also: material  lapidate  mineral  quartzite  road_metal  sedimentary_rock  sial  sima  metamorphic_rock  crushed_rock  caliche  shingling  pumice  aphanite  claystone  dolomite  emery_rock  conglomerate  fieldstone  greisen  calc-tufa  magma  igneous_rock  limestone  marble 
 
3)United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
    Synonyms :john_rock 
    See Also: gynaecologist 
 
4)(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
    Synonyms :
    See Also: good_person 
 
5)hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
    Synonyms :rock_candy 
    See Also: candy 
 
6)a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
    Synonyms :rock'n'roll rock-and-roll rock_'n'_roll rock_and_roll rock_music 
    See Also: popular_music  heavy_metal  art_rock  acid_rock  punk  backbeat 
 
7)pitching dangerously to one side
    Synonyms :careen sway tilt 
    See Also: lurch  careen  cant  angle  sway  careen 
 
rock [v]
 
1)move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
    Synonyms :shake sway 
    See Also: move_back_and_forth  shake  careen  sway  rocker  roll  nutate  swag  totter 
 
2)cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
    Synonyms :sway 
    See Also: displace  careen  rocker  rocker 
 



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