- roccian
- wv/t2 to rock (a child)
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Rock — Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r[ u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rocked — Rock Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r[ u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rocking — Rock Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r[ u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rock — I. verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle 2. a. to cause to sway back and forth < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… … Universalium
rocking-chair — [ rɔkiŋ(t)ʃɛr ] n. m. • 1851; mot angl., de to rock « balancer » et chair « chaise » ♦ Anglic. Chaise, fauteuil à bascule que l on peut faire osciller d avant en arrière par un mouvement du corps. ⇒ berceuse. « Des touristes assis sur des rocking … Encyclopédie Universelle
rock — rock1 W2S2 [rɔk US ra:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stone)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3 (as) solid/steady as a rock 4 be on the rocks 5 scotch/vodka etc on the rocks 6¦(sweet food)¦ 7¦(drug)¦ 8 be (stuck) between a rock and a hard place 9 get your rocks off … Dictionary of contemporary English
Ruck — Sm std. (11. Jh.), mhd. ruc, ahd. ruc, mndd. ruck, mndl. ruc, rock Stammwort. Aus g. * rukki m. Ruck , auch in anord. rykkr. Eine Intensivbildung, die offenbar von dem Verbum rücken ausgeht (es ist aber auch das umgekehrte Ableitungsverhältnis… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
rock — {{11}}rock (n.) stone, O.E. rocc (in stanrocc stone rock or obelisk ), also from O.N.Fr. roque, from M.L. rocca (767), from V.L. *rocca, of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be from Celtic (Cf. Bret. roch). It seems to have been used in Middle… … Etymology dictionary
rock — rock1 noun 1》 the hard mineral material of the earth s crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. ↘a mass of this projecting out of the ground or water. ↘(the Rock) Gibraltar. ↘a boulder. ↘N. Amer. a stone of any size.… … English new terms dictionary
