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rock

noun
  1. pitching dangerously to one side
    “The rock of the boat was making me feel ill.”
    careen
  2. a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s, usually featuring an electric guitar
    “I usually listen to rock on the weekends.”
    rock 'n' roll
  3. hard bright-colored stick candy, typically flavored with peppermint
    “I bought some rock at the beach.”
    rock candy
  4. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    “They threw rocks at the window, which almost broke it.”
    stone
  5. someone who is strong and stable and dependable, figuratively
    “You've always been a rock in my life and I really appreciate that.”
  6. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
    “That mountain is solid rock – probably granite, in fact.”
    stone
  7. a diamond or other gemstone
    “Did you see the rock on that ring?”
  8. a lump of ice, usually for drinks
    “Can you add a couple of rocks to my whiskey?”
verb
  1. to move back and forth or sideways
    “The ship was rocking, throwing me off balance.”
    shake
  2. to cause to move back and forth
    “I rocked the cradle to put the baby to sleep.”
    sway