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rock
verb- to have sex US, 1922
- Who did you rock over this week? — George Mandel, Flee the Angry Strangers, p. 41, 1952
- you know that I rocked her / But three days later I had to see the doctor — Kool Moe Dee, Go See The Doctor, 1986
- to excel US
- The new playhouse rocks, Dotty. — Jerry Maguire, 1996
- Cos it’s like you’re bein’ done by a stranger. It rocks. — Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
- “Awesome,” I say, adding “you rock.” — Marty Beckerman, Death to All Cheerleaders, p. 135, 2000
- to excite someone US
- “In other words,” I remarked, “whether or not the kid rocks you.” — Max Shulman, Guided Tour of Campus Humor, p. 161, 1955
- to work UK
- [W]e’re rocking again. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 12, 2001
- to prepare crack cocaine from powdered cocaine US, 1995
Recorded as “Asian street gang terminology” by Bill Valentine, Gang Intelligence Manual, 1995. - to distress someone; to disturb someone; to startle someone US, 1940
- Bush rocked by Senate rebellion on Iraq. — The Guardian, 18 October 2003
▶ rock a look
to sport a definite, even defiant, style or fashion UK- [B]ands as sappy as the Bangles and Huey Lewis & The News rocking the look into 1986 and beyond[.] — The Guardian, 19 March 2005
- Even her little girl Suri is rocking the look. — The Sun, 19 May 2008
▶ rock ass
to produce rock music that inspires a vigorous audience response US
On the model of KICK ASSI was only able to rock ass in ‘78 because it is inherent to my nature[.] — Ask, p. 47, 5 May 1979▶ rock the boat
to upset the status quo; to make difficulties; to cause trouble US, 1931- Mr Ozawa is known for rocking the boat with his uncompromising statements and political tactics. — The Guardian, 8 April 2002
▶ rock the clock
in the used car business, to spin the odometer (mileometer) backwards US- In a final act of criminal camouflage, Bob’s chief mechanic had rocked the clock back to fifty. — Stephen J. Cannell, King Con, p. 29, 1997
▶ rock the groove
(of hip-hop music or musicians) to give pleasure UK- Jodeci is rocking the groove, seductively, through Sony speakers. — Karline Smith, Letters to Andy Cole, pp. 143–144, 1998
▶ rock up
to arrive US- [A] Tom Cruise-type rocks up to an award ceremony with his mom in tow[.] — 6 March 2004
- I rocked up to work at Habitat years ago in head-to-toe beige[.] — Gok Wan, The Biography, p. 26, March 2009
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