rock
To pelt with rocks; to stoneTo pelt with rocks; to stone.
» Don't throw rocks into the river.
Keine Steine in den Fluss werfen!
Не бросай камни в реку.
Не кидай камни в реку.
Не бросайте камни в реку.
Не бросай в реку камни.
Не бросайте в реку камни.
Не кидай каміння в річку.
Meaning
15 senses(transitive)To pelt with rocks; to stone.
(intransitive, transitive)To move gently back and forth.
Rock the baby to sleep.
The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
schwanken, schaukeln, wiegen
кача́тьkačátʹ, кача́тьсяkačátʹsja, ука́чиватьukáčivatʹ
кача́тиkačáty, кача́тисяkačátysja
move back and forth or sideways
To move gently back and forth.
(intransitive, transitive)To sway one's body as a stim.
(transitive)To cause to shake or sway violently.
Don't rock the boat.
кача́тьkačátʹ, раска́чиватьraskáčivatʹ
кача́тиkačáty
(intransitive)To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
The boat rocked at anchor.
schaukeln, stampfen
кача́тьсяkačátʹsja, раска́чиватьсяraskáčivatʹsja
кача́тисяkačátysja
cause to move back and forth
(intransitive, transitive)To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
(transitive)To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
She rocked my world.
aufwühlen, schockieren
потряса́тьpotrjasátʹ, потрясти́potrjastí
(intransitive)To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
(intransitive, slang)To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
Chocolate rocks.
My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can't wait to go back.
(ambitransitive, euphemistic, slang)To make love to or have sex (with).
I wanna rock!
(intransitive)To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
Let's rock!
rocken
(transitive)To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
Let's rock this joint!
aufmischen
Examples
1135 sentencesDon't throw rocks into the river.
Не кидай каміння в річку.
ruНе бросай камни в реку.
deKeine Steine in den Fluss werfen!
Tom threw a rock at me.
Том кинув у мене камінь.
ruТом кинул в меня камень.
Tom sat alone on a rock.
Том сидів на камені сам.
deTom saß allein auf einem Stein.
He is known as a rock singer.
Він відомий як рок-співак.
ruОн известен как рок-певец.
deMan kennt ihn als Rocksänger.
He hit his head against a rock.
Він ударився головою об скелю.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 5
Origin
Inherited from Middle English rocke, rokke (“rock formation”), from Old English *rocc (“roInherited from Middle English rocke, rokke (“rock formation”), from Old English *rocc (“rock”), as in Old English stānrocc (“high stone rock, peak, obelisk”), and also later from Anglo-Norman roque, (compare Modern French roc, roche, rocher), from Medieval Latin rocca (attested 767), of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be of Celtic (in particular, perhaps Gaulish) origin (compare Breton roc'h). Related also to Middle Low German rocke (“rock ledge”). One suggestion is that it derives from Vulgar Latin *rupica, from rupes (compare rupico).
Inherited from Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian, from Proto-West Germanic *rokkōn, from Proto-Germanic *rukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ruknéh₂ti, from *h₃rewk-, *h₃runk-.
Shortened from rock and roll. Since the meaning of rock has adapted to mean a simpler, more modern, metal-like genre, rock and roll has generally been left referring to earlier forms such as that originating in the 1950s, notably more swing-oriented style.
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Forms
rocks, rocking, rocked, rockedPhrasal 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
26 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- throw rocks at
- throwing rocks
- punk rock
- like punk rock
- threw a rock
- rock and roll
- rock climbing
- his rocking chair
- was throwing rocks
- a rock at
- rocking chair
- a rock and