to rock
- verb
- /rɑk/
- Slang
- Well, all you gotta do is rock it for five more days.
OK just trust me, watch on because he Will Rock your fucking socks off.
- OK just trust me, watch on because he Will Rock your fucking socks off.
- Or if you're like, yeah, rock that purple lip.
- This is one of those products that just rock, rock.
- Throw the plate on, grab your camera, you're ready to rock hoodie pocket.
Examples
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We're going to rock down to Electric Ave.
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And you rock, girl.
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This is one of those products that just rock, rock.
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No, you rock, and you know that!
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All right, let's rock and roll!
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Okay, let's rock and roll.
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Thankfully, yes, and may I say, you are rocking the thick neck look.
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Tons of teenagers are dancing, drinking, and having a good time rocking to a live band.
Fiction book (2002) -
The result was a three-part series that rocked Boston and changed things.
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You really rock when you perform in front of an audience.
Synonyms
To be very good and impressive
To be very good or enjoyable
To do something very well so people are impressed
To be very good and exciting
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Offensive
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
Rock music from the late 1960s to the 1980s that remains popular and influential
- Specialized
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
- Archaic
A 1960s rock style with long guitar solos and unusual sounds often linked to drug use
A large boulder on the shore of Plymouth, Massachusetts said to be where Pilgrims landed in 1620
A style of rock music with unusual sounds from jazz and classical, meant for listening not dancing
- Specialized
Small pieces of rock made by crushing larger stones and used for paths and building
- NSFW
Rock music from the 1960s with unusual sounds and effects that suggest drug experiences
- US
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
- Specialized
A clear, colorless mineral used to make lenses and in some electronics
- UK
A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
A desert in northwestern Nevada with a large flat dry lakebed and an annual arts festival
- Specialized
A rock that forms when small pieces of older rocks press and stick together
- Specialized
A fern that grows on rocks in northern North America with fronds like parsley
A plant with cream colored flowers that grows in rocky soil in the western United States
- US
A bright gold and black fish that lives on coral reefs from the Caribbean to Brazil
- Specialized
A sickness you catch from sick animals, meat, or milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
A low plant with green leaves and small flowers that grows in rocky places
- UK
A long slim fish with no scales that lives in northern Atlantic waters and people eat
- South African
A small animal that eats plants and lives on rocks in Africa and the Middle East
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang rock meaning 'be excellent' is to think of a rock star — performers in rock music who are great on stage — so to rock is to do something very well.