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- pronunciation:
- rak
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, adjective
- phrases:
- rock the boat
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rocks, rocking, rocked |
| definition 1: |
to sway strongly back and forth or from side to side.
- synonyms:
- pitch, roll, sway, wobble
- similar words:
- jerk, lurch, quake, seesaw, shake, swing, toss, turn, waver
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| definition 2: |
to move back and forth while sitting in a rocking chair or on some other thing designed for backward and forward movement, such as a child's pretend horse.
My grandmother likes to rock in her rocking chair on her porch.The little boy rocked on his wooden horse.
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| definition 3: |
to play, listen to, or dance to rock music.
- similar words:
- boogie, dance, jam, jive, swing
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| related words: |
bump, move, pitch, sway, topple, vacillate |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to move back and forth or from side to side, esp. with a gentle motion so as to lull (a child) to sleep.
- similar words:
- cradle, lull
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| definition 2: |
to affect strongly; move emotionally; shock; disturb.
The stock market fall rocked the nation.- synonyms:
- floor, jar, jolt, shake, shock, stagger, stun
- similar words:
- agitate, astound, convulse, rattle, stupefy, unsettle, upset
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| definition 3: |
to cause to shake violently; disrupt.
Stop rocking my tree house!- synonyms:
- jolt, rattle, shake
- similar words:
- agitate, jar, jerk, sway, unsettle, upset
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| related words: |
jiggle, roll, shake, swing |
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| phrase: |
rock the boat |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a swinging or swaying movement, as in a boat or rocking chair.
- synonyms:
- pitch, roll, sway
- similar words:
- swing
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| definition 2: |
a form of popular music derived from rhythm-and-blues, with a strongly accented beat and usu. played on electronically amplified instruments, esp. guitars; rock-'n'-roll.
- synonyms:
- rock-'n'-roll
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or pertaining to rock-'n'-roll.
- similar words:
- pop
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| derivation: |
rockingly (adv.) |
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