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Similar words: crock · frock · rocky · cock · dock · hock · jock · lock · mock · rack
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rock

noun
1. mineral2. large stone3. small stone4. MUS music5. sweet6. dependable person7. jewel8. crack cocaine
verb
9. sway10. shake violently11. shock, destabilise12. MUS perform music13. DANC, MUS dance14. be full of lively dancing15. expressing approval
phrases
noun
1 noun mineralcarraig fem2  c m umetamorphic rock carraig mheiteamorfach 2 noun large stonecarraig fem2  c m uthey fish off the rocks bíonn siad ag iascach ar na carraigeacha
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3 noun (US) small stonecloch fem2  c m uthey were throwing rocks at us bhí siad ag caitheamh cloch linn 4 noun (also rock music) MUS musicrac masc4  c m urac-cheol masc1  c m u 5 noun sweetmaide milis  c m u 6 noun dependable personcrann taca  c m ushe's my rock tá sí ina crann taca agam 7 noun informal jewelseoid fem2  c m u 8 noun informal crack cocainecnagchócaon masc1  c m u
verb
9 verb sway
INTRANSITIVEluasc verb  c m uto rock to and fro luascadh anonn is anall, luascadh sall agus anallthe caravan was rocking bhí an carbhán ag croitheadhthe boat was rocking bhí an bád ag longadánto rock with laughter bheith sna trithí gáire
TRANSITIVEluasc verb  c m ubog verb  c m urock it back and forth luasc é anonn is anallshe was rocking him in her arms bhí sí á luascadh anonn is anall ina baclainnhe rocked the baby to sleep bhog sé an páiste chun suain
 10 verb shake violently
INTRANSITIVEcrith verb  c m ucroith verb  c m uthe ground rocked under us chroith an talamh fúinn
TRANSITIVEcroitheadh a bhaint as  c m ucreathadh a bhaint asthe building was rocked by the explosion bhain an phléasc croitheadh as an bhfoirgneamh
 11 verb shock, destabilise TRANSITIVEcroitheadh a bhaint as  c m usuaitheadh a bhaint as  c m ucroith verb  c m usuaith verb  c m uthe community has been rocked by his death bhain a bhás croitheadh as an bpobal, tá an pobal suaite ag a bhás 12 verb informal MUS perform music INTRANSITIVErac-cheol a sheinm 13 verb informal DANC, MUS dance INTRANSITIVEthe crowd was rocking all night long bhí an slua ag racáil an oíche ar fad 14 verb informal be full of lively dancing INTRANSITIVEthe place was rocking bhí an áit ag luascadh, bhí an áit ar bharr creatha ag damhsóirí 15 verb informal expressing approval INTRANSITIVEbheith iontachbheith ar dóighbheith thar barr  c m uthat style rocks! tá an stíl sin go hiontach!
phrases

between a rock and a hard place

 I was stuck between a rock and a hard place rogha an dá dhíogha a bhí agam

to get your rocks off

 vulgar 1 orgasmdo chuid a scaoileadh informalan mála a fholmhú informal 2 enjoy greatlyardsásamh a bhaint assúp a bhaint ashe gets his rocks off playing with a band is aoibhinn leis a bheith ag seinm le banna

on the rocks

 1 in serious troublei dtrioblóidtheir marriage is on the rocks tá a bpósadh i dtrioblóid, tá a bpósadh ar an dé deiridhhe's on the rocks tá sé ar an trá fholamh, tá sé ar an mblár folamh 2 of drinkle hoighearwhiskey on the rocks fuisce le hoighear

to rock the boat

 informalrudaí a chur trína chéileachrann a tharraingt

to rock sb's world

 informalhe rocked my world d'athraigh sé mo shaol ó bhonn

as firm as a rock

 (also

firm as a rock

) 1 unwaveringchomh daingean le carraigdiongbháilte  c m utheir alliance is as firm as a rock tá a gcomhghuaillíocht chomh daingean le carraigthey stood firm as a rock behind me thacaigh siad go diongbháilte liom 2 very solidbreá righinthe mould was firm as a rock bhí an múnla breá righin

as hard as a rock

 (also

hard as a rock

, as hard as stone

) chomh crua le clochchomh crua le hadharc pocaide

as solid as a rock

 (also

solid as a rock

) 1 dependablechomh buan le carraigshe was as solid as a rock bhí sí chomh buan le carraig, níor loic sí ar aon duine riamh 2 strongchomh daingean le carraigtheir friendship is as solid as a rock buanchairde is ea iad, tá cairdeas daingean eatarthu

as steady as a rock

 (also

steady as a rock

) 1 not moving or shakingsocair  c m ustuama  c m uhis hand was steady as a rock ní raibh cor ná car as a lámh, bhí a lámh breá socair 2 steadfast, calmstuama  c m ucríonna  c m ustaidéarach  c m uhe's steady as a rock in goal tá sé an-staidéarach sa chúl, is féidir brath air i gcónaí sa chúl

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