rock out

To dance or listen to music with great intensity and enthusiasm. It was so much fun watching the kids rock out to Billy Joel. After a long, stressful week, I find that rocking out to some hardcore death metal helps me let off some steam.

rock out

v. Slang

To play or listen to rock music enthusiastically: It was an awesome concert—the band really rocked out.

See also: out, rock

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

be music to (one's) ears
be music to your ears
on the rack
muck around
breathe easy
after everything is said and done
not be somebody's day
be not (one's) day
be under the cosh
cosh

References in periodicals archive

With this album, O'Donoghue, guitarist Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Power have somewhat ditched what little alt-rock leaning they have and just went for the power ballads like the highly accessible "Man On A Wire," the piano-decked ode "Never Seen Anything Quite Like You," and the moody "Flares." When they do rock out, they gun for the anthemic, hence numbers like the arena-sized "Superheroes," the portable sing-along "It's Not Right For You," and the gradually soaring "The Energy Never Dies." With this collection, the trio proves that they can be in the same league as Coldplay as far as stadium rock goes.

Simple and straightforward

This time round he's promoting Lonely Avenue, the album he co-wrote with High Fidelity author Nick Hornby; as ever, it's a clever collection of touching ballads such as Belinda, combined with a few good 'rock outs' like Saskia Hamilton.

Piano man Folds rocks the suburbs; REVIEW

Eyes Open blends punky riffs with U2-style rock outs on Beginning To Get To Me and gorgeous, heartbreaking tunes Chasing Cars and You Could Be Happy.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK; Snow Patrol Eyes Open *****

Ironically, through all the media frenzy, they throw up a parting shot called Take It Or Leave It that screams at people, over a haze of Hendrix-tribute riffs and Formula 1 style rock outs, to make their own minds up.

COLIN MURRAY'S MUSIC: THE STROKES OF GENIUS

Blistering rock outs with everything turned up to 11, it's the aerobic drum work of Koji Shimura that drives this beast on to meltdown.

CD'S OF THE WEEK

And now their coming to the Dublin on October 25 (venue to be confirmed) to test market their spicy electronic grooves and techo-induced guitar rock outs.

Irish Heartbeat: Look out for the All Seeing Eye

词组	rock out
释义	rock out rock out To dance or listen to music with great intensity and enthusiasm. It was so much fun watching the kids rock out to Billy Joel. After a long, stressful week, I find that rocking out to some hardcore death metal helps me let off some steam. See also: out, rock Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rock out v. Slang To play or listen to rock music enthusiastically: It was an awesome concert—the band really rocked out. See also: out, rock The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: be music to (one's) ears be music to your ears on the rack muck around breathe easy after everything is said and done not be somebody's day be not (one's) day be under the cosh cosh References in periodicals archive With this album, O'Donoghue, guitarist Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Power have somewhat ditched what little alt-rock leaning they have and just went for the power ballads like the highly accessible "Man On A Wire," the piano-decked ode "Never Seen Anything Quite Like You," and the moody "Flares." When they do rock out, they gun for the anthemic, hence numbers like the arena-sized "Superheroes," the portable sing-along "It's Not Right For You," and the gradually soaring "The Energy Never Dies." With this collection, the trio proves that they can be in the same league as Coldplay as far as stadium rock goes. Simple and straightforward This time round he's promoting Lonely Avenue, the album he co-wrote with High Fidelity author Nick Hornby; as ever, it's a clever collection of touching ballads such as Belinda, combined with a few good 'rock outs' like Saskia Hamilton. Piano man Folds rocks the suburbs; REVIEW Eyes Open blends punky riffs with U2-style rock outs on Beginning To Get To Me and gorgeous, heartbreaking tunes Chasing Cars and You Could Be Happy. ALBUM OF THE WEEK; Snow Patrol Eyes Open ***** Ironically, through all the media frenzy, they throw up a parting shot called Take It Or Leave It that screams at people, over a haze of Hendrix-tribute riffs and Formula 1 style rock outs, to make their own minds up. COLIN MURRAY'S MUSIC: THE STROKES OF GENIUS Blistering rock outs with everything turned up to 11, it's the aerobic drum work of Koji Shimura that drives this beast on to meltdown. CD'S OF THE WEEK And now their coming to the Dublin on October 25 (venue to be confirmed) to test market their spicy electronic grooves and techo-induced guitar rock outs. Irish Heartbeat: Look out for the All Seeing Eye
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