to rock
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4.4
- verb
- /rɑk/
- Last fall, student protests over race relations rocked the University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia.
- rock the boat
- be rocked by scandal
- rock the world
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Watch on YouTubeIt's going to rock their entire world, right?
- It's going to rock their entire world, right?
- Like that rocked me 'cause I had never.
- Seeing the world rocked him to the core.
- Last night, he comforted A troubled world rocked by recent tragedy.
- Our city was rocked by a bomb blast every day.
- We're all rocked every time that that thing hit.
- And so they don't want to rock the child's world more by creating more of that, right?
- Bro, I can't tell you how bad that one rocked me.
- SPECT is a nuclear medicine study that looks at blood flow and activity, and it rocked my world.
- They want to see something that's going to rock them, you know, and, and, and blow them away.
- If it doesn't rock my socks off in about a week, I will be returning.
- And it rocked my world and changed kind of my path forevermore.
- And I had no idea the level of which my world was going to get rocked.
- It's terrifying the way they'd Rock You terrifying.
- More like Piper get rocked or like or like tweet.
Examples
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In just the last month, two harassment controversies have rocked the university.
Academic text (2016) -
The crisis ushered in a new era of absolute partisan antagonism that would rock American democracy to its foundations.
Academic text (2018) -
It's going to rock their entire world, right?
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Any butter chicken is just going to rock my world.
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Seeing the world rocked him to the core.
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God, this one's rocked me to my core.
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And no doubt about it, you stepped in, you turned up the volume, and you rocked their world.
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The holy city of Thebes is rocked by scandal.
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More than a thousand people died in the communal rioting that rocked India in the following days.
Academic text (2004) -
The unexpected news about the company's closure really rocked her emotional stability.
Synonyms
978
2.8
To suddenly make someone feel a strong emotion
208
2.1
To cause someone to feel sudden surprise and distress
81
4.2
To upset someone strongly and change how they feel
22
6.6
To surprise someone so much they cannot react
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4.3
To surprise someone and make them react
10
5.4
To make someone feel confused or unsure after a sudden change
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7.4
To surprise someone very much so they cannot react
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8.0
To feel a sudden strong shock or surprise
2
8.8
To be so surprised that you almost cannot react
1
8.2
To feel sudden shock or surprise
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7.3
To suddenly feel a very strong emotion that you cannot control
To surprise someone suddenly and very strongly
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
25
4.8
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Offensive
1
9.9
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
148
1.8
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
15
2.9
Rock music from the late 1960s to the 1980s that remains popular and influential
6
7.5
A large boulder on the shore of Plymouth, Massachusetts said to be where Pilgrims landed in 1620
- Specialized
5
3.6
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
4
3.0
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
3
4.6
A city in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River known for its Union prison during the Civil War
3
5.9
A large rock at Spain's south tip that belongs to Britain and controls access to the Mediterranean
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7.1
A style of rock music with unusual sounds from jazz and classical, meant for listening not dancing
- Archaic
1
5.7
A 1960s rock style with long guitar solos and unusual sounds often linked to drug use
- NSFW
1
4.8
Rock music from the 1960s with unusual sounds and effects that suggest drug experiences
- Specialized
1
4.9
A clear, colorless mineral used to make lenses and in some electronics
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6.2
A desert in northwestern Nevada with a large flat dry lakebed and an annual arts festival
- Specialized
1
3.0
Small pieces of rock made by crushing larger stones and used for paths and building
1
3.7
A wild grey pigeon with black stripes on its wings that many domestic pigeons come from
- UK
1
8.1
A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
1
8.1
A venomous snake that lives among rocks in the southwestern United States and Mexico
- US
1
4.8
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
- Specialized
1
5.7
A hard dark rock formed by volcanoes that people use to build roads and buildings
- US
1
4.8
A large North American tree with hard wood used for furniture and sap used to make syrup
- South African
1
9.9
A small animal that eats plants and lives on rocks in Africa and the Middle East
- Specialized
1
4.9
A light, fluffy material made from melted rock used to keep buildings warm and safe from fire
- Specialized
1
9.4
A sickness you catch from sick animals, meat, or milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
1
3.4
Gear used for climbing rocks, like ropes, safety belts, metal clips, and helmets
1
7.8
A small evergreen shrub with pretty pink or white flowers and scented leaves that grows in dry sunny places
How Shocking
256
4.9
38
3.0
99
4.4
208
2.1
75
3.7
712
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rock meaning 'to shock' comes from the idea of shaking, like an earthquake or big wave that rocks things, so when news or events 'rock' people they give a sudden shock or disturbance.