rock

1. n. See Roc. Source: opted

2. n. A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. Source: opted

3. n. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone. Source: opted

4. n. Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. Source: opted

5. n. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. Source: opted

6. n. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. Source: opted

7. n. The striped bass. See under Bass. Source: opted

8. v. t. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter. Source: opted

9. v. t. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet. Source: opted

10. v. i. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter. Source: opted

11. v. i. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair. Source: opted

12. n. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter Source: wordnet

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