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Meaning of rock

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rock
      n 1: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he
           threw a rock at me" [syn: {rock}, {stone}]
      2: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those
         making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock";
         "stone is abundant in New England and there are many
         quarries" [syn: {rock}, {stone}]
      3: United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted
         the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill
         (1890-1984) [syn: {Rock}, {John Rock}]
      4: (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;
         "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and
         upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to
         Matthew
      5: hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with
         peppermint) [syn: {rock candy}, {rock}]
      6: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of
         black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock
         is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of
         rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll}, {rock'n'roll}, {rock-
         and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock}, {rock music}]
      7: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {careen},
         {sway}, {tilt}]
      v 1: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking";
           "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on
           her feet" [syn: {rock}, {sway}, {shake}]
      2: cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the
         baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" [syn: {rock},
         {sway}]

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