to rock out
18
7.7
- phrasal verb
- /rɑk aʊt/
- Informal
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- At the festival, everyone was rocking out to the live music under the stars.
- rock out with the band
- rock out at a concert
- go rock out
But yeah, so we rocked out pretty much to every song.
- But yeah, so we rocked out pretty much to every song.
- And then I was rocking out with my Crocs out all summer long.
- DJ DJT rocked out to the most random assortment of hits.
- I can go to a show now and see old rockers, you know, rocking out in a crowd full of mostly old people as well.
- But I love to have long hair, so on stage I can whip my hair around and really rock out.
- For some reason, I always, I couldn't imagine Eddie Van Halen separate from the band in front of thousands of people just screaming and rocking out with lights everywhere.
- Like one of the guys that went before me, he rocked out.
- You're probably rocking out the NAG, you know, records and all that kind of stuff at that point.
- I mean, I haven't always had the pleasure to be able to just trust that I can deliver that first draft and we'll be able to rock out.
Examples
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When I was in a band, I wanted to rock out so hard.
Blog text (9) -
White Denim—if you've never seen them live, get ready to rock out as these Texas boys jam on.
Blog text (9) -
Now, you can fight it or you can rock out to it.
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It's good to rock out sometimes.
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We can rock out after breakfast.
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Because she wants to rock out in Battle of the Bands.
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But yeah, so we rocked out pretty much to every song.
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We're gonna party and get crunk and rock out, dude.
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He'd come here to enjoy this concert, to rock out, to be a part of it.
Fiction book (1992) -
I wish you all the very best, and can't wait to rock out at your Athens, GA show...
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
9
3.7
To sing or play music loudly with a lot of energy
7
8.7
To play music loudly so people can hear
1
6.1
To give a lively, exciting performance in front of an audience
1
9.3
Play loud, energetic music to make people excited
1
7.8
To play music loudly and simply on an instrument
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Antonyms
How Energetic
- Slang
- Informal
18
7.7
6
6.1
∞
1.0
- Informal
18
3.9
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The element 'rock' clearly signals the music genre so a learner can infer the expression relates to performing or enjoying rock music, but the particle 'out' does not literally mean 'with great energy' — it functions as a colloquial intensifier in phrasal verbs. Because the overall sense depends on knowing this phrasal use of 'out' (not directly predictable from the literal meanings), the expression is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Rock out comes from rock music: rock means to play or move with strong beats and out gives the idea of going all the way or going wild. So, rock out means 'to perform or enjoy music with great energy'.