rock up
To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or…To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.
» The bus rocked heavily up and down.
Meaning
3 senses(informal)To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.
заявля́тьсяzajavljátʹsja, заяви́тьсяzajavítʹsja
To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.
(slang)To turn powder cocaine into crack cocaine by cooking.
Examples
8 sentencesThe bus rocked heavily up and down.
A rock kicked up by a lawnmower could take an eye out.
Shale rock is a sedimentary rock made up of clay, compacted together by pressure.
Yanni picked a rock up.
My neighbours who built their house upon a rock ended up with a damp basement.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From rock + up. From rock (“stone”) + up.Forms
rocks up, rocking up, rocked up, rocked up| Base form | rock up · to rock up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rocks up |
| Present participle | rocking up |
| Past simple | rocked up |
| Past participle | rocked up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- rock upз’являтисяTo turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.
- rock outTo party to or play rock music, punk rock, grunge or heavy metal.
- rock onTo party to music, especially rock, or to continue to perform any such music; to maintain a lifestyle in keeping with, or inspired by, youth rock culture.
- rock alongTo progress in a smooth fashion.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb