English Noun rock (plural rocks) A relatively small to moderate sized piece of stone. Abbreviation of rock and roll, a style of popular music. (Uncountable or mass noun) The substance that stones are made of (whilst solid). (The face of the cliff is solid rock.) A large grassless hill or island. A type of hard candy in the form of a stick (UK). Someone who comforts another person. A swing forward or back. Translations Dutch: steen m (1,3), rock m (2), kandij (5), suikerstok (5) Finnish: kivi (1, 3); rokki, rock (2) German: Stein m (1), Gestein m (3), Kandiszucker m (5) Greek: πέτρο (1) Interlingua: rocca (1,3); rock (2) Italian: roccia f (1), rock m (2) Latin: petrus (1), rock (2) Portuguese: rocha f (1,3); rock m (2) Romanian: piatră f, rocă f Russian: скала f (skala) Intransitive verb rock (rocked, rocked) To play, perform, or enjoy rock and roll music, especially with a lot of skill or with a lot of energy. (Slang) To be something favourable, skillful or positive: to be superlatively good. e.g. "Chocolate rocks." To swing back and forth. (The boat rocked at anchor.) Antonyms to suck (2) Translations Dutch: wiegen (3), schommelen (3) Finnish: rokata (1, 2); jyrätä (2); keinua (3) German: schwanken (3) Interlingua: sonar rock (1); exceller (2); balanciar se, oscillar, vacillar (3) Portuguese: tocar rock (1); ser excelente, ser ótimo (2); balançar(-se), oscilar, vacilar (3) Tupinambá: bibi Transitive verb To move (something) back and forth. (Rock the baby to sleep.) Translations Dutch: wiegen Finnish: keinuttaa German: erschüttern Interlingua: balanciar, (a baby in a cradle:) cunar Portuguese: balançar, (a baby:) embalar Related terms rocker rocking chair rock and roll German Noun Rock m (plural Röcke) A skirt (women's garment).
