Rock vs. Pop
Rocknoun
A formation of minerals, specifically:
Rocknoun
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
Rocknoun
A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
Rocknoun
(UK) A boulder or large stone; or a smaller stone; a pebble.
Rocknoun
(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
Rocknoun
(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
Rocknoun
A large hill or island having no vegetation.
Rocknoun
(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
Rocknoun
A lump or cube of ice.
Rocknoun
A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
Rocknoun
A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
Rocknoun
An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
Rocknoun
An Afrikaner.
Rocknoun
An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
Rocknoun
Any of several fish:
Rocknoun
The striped bass.
Rocknoun
The huss or rock salmon.
Rocknoun
A basketball.
Rocknoun
(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
Rocknoun
An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
Rocknoun
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.
Rocknoun
(countable) Distaff.
Rocknoun
(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.
Rockverb
To move gently back and forth.
Rockverb
(transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
Rockverb
(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
Rockverb
To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
Rockverb
(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
Rockverb
(intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
Rockverb
(euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with someone.
Rockverb
(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
Rockverb
To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
Rockverb
(transitive) to thrill or excite, especially with rock music
Rockverb
(transitive) to do something with excitement yet skillfully
Rockverb
(transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
Rocknoun
See Roc.
Rocknoun
A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
Rocknoun
A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
Rocknoun
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
Rocknoun
That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
Rocknoun
Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
Rocknoun
The striped bass. See under Bass.
Rockverb
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.
Rockverb
To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
Rockverb
To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
Rockverb
To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
Rocknoun
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;
Rocknoun
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;
Rocknoun
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
Rocknoun
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;
Rocknoun
hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
Rocknoun
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western;
Rocknoun
pitching dangerously to one side
Rockverb
move back and forth or sideways;
Rockverb
cause to move back and forth;
Rocknoun
the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil
Rocknoun
a mass of rock projecting above the earth's surface or out of the sea
Rocknoun
any natural material, hard or soft (e.g. clay), having a distinctive mineral composition.
Rocknoun
informal name for Gibraltar.
Rocknoun
a name for Newfoundland
Rocknoun
a large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder
Rocknoun
a stone of any size
Rocknoun
a kind of hard confectionery in the form of cylindrical peppermint-flavoured sticks
Rocknoun
a precious stone, especially a diamond.
Rocknoun
a small piece of crack cocaine
Rocknoun
a man's testicles.
Rocknoun
used to refer to someone or something that is extremely strong, reliable, or hard
Rocknoun
(especially with allusion to shipwrecks) a source of danger or destruction
Rocknoun
money.
Rocknoun
rock music
Rocknoun
rock and roll.
Rocknoun
a gentle movement to and fro or from side to side
Rockverb
move gently to and fro or from side to side
Rockverb
(with reference to a building or region) shake or cause to shake or vibrate, especially because of an impact, earthquake, or explosion
Rockverb
cause great shock or distress to (someone or something), especially so as to weaken or destabilize
Rockverb
dance to or play rock music
Rockverb
(of a place) be exciting or full of social activity
Rockverb
be very good or pleasing
Rockverb
wear (a garment) or affect (an attitude or style), especially in a confident or flamboyant way
Popnoun
(countable) A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Popnoun
An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
Popnoun
A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
Popnoun
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
Popnoun
A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
Popnoun
Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.
Popnoun
(computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
Popnoun
A bird, the European redwing.
Popnoun
(physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
Popnoun
A pistol.
Popnoun
(colloquial) Affectionate form of father.
Popnoun
Pop music.
Popnoun
A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.
Popverb
(intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
Popverb
(ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
Popverb
To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
Popverb
To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
Popverb
To make a short trip or visit.
Popverb
(intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
Popverb
(transitive) To hit (something or someone).
Popverb
To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
Popverb
To ejaculate.
Popverb
To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
Popverb
To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).
Popverb
To pawn (something) (to raise money).
Popverb
To swallow (a tablet of a drug).
Popverb
To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
Popverb
To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
Popinterjection
Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Popadjective
(used attributively in set phrases) Popular.
Popnoun
A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
Popnoun
A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; - so called because it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc.
Popnoun
The European redwing.
Popverb
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.
Popverb
To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; - with in, out, upon, off, etc.
Popverb
To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.
Popverb
To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door.
Popverb
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
Popverb
To eat or swallow; - of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.
Popadverb
Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.
Popnoun
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Popnoun
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring;
Popnoun
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
Popnoun
music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
Popverb
bulge outward;
Popverb
hit a pop-fly;
Popverb
make a sharp explosive noise;
Popverb
fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise;
Popverb
cause to make a sharp explosive sound;
Popverb
appear suddenly or unexpectedly;
Popverb
put or thrust suddenly and forcefully;
Popverb
release suddenly;
Popverb
hit or strike;
Popverb
drink down entirely;
Popverb
take drugs, especially orally;
Popverb
cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound;
Popverb
burst open with a sharp, explosive sound;
Popadjective
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
Popadverb
like a pop or with a pop;
