Collocations for "rock"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rock" in context.
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rock
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- rocked back and forth (in the wind)
- rocking to and fro
- rock and sway
- rock a baby [to sleep, in your arms]
- rock the [cradle, crib, chair]
- rocked to sleep (by)
- rocked with [laughter, tears, joy]
- rocked by the [waves, tide, wind]
- rock the [boat, status quo]
- rocked the [country, nation, people, company]
- the [news, decision, attack] rocked the [country]
- was rocked by the [explosion, scandal, killings]
- rock on!
- rock out to the [band, music, song]
- rock and roll (all night)
- rocked the [fans, crowd, stadium]
- rocks my world
- she's rocking [her new look, those pants]
- rock your opponent at [basketball, chess]
- was rocked playing [basketball]
- UK: (just) rocked up [at, to]
- a [large, small, huge, sharp] rock
- [sea, ocean, marine, mountain, cliff] rocks
- bore a [hole, gap, opening] through the rock
- build a tunnel through the rocks
- the waves [lapped, slapped, lashed] (against) the rocks
- the boat [hit, struck, crashed into] a rock
- the [kids, children, schoolboys] were throwing rocks
- skimming rocks [on, across, over] the [water, lake]
- [stuck, caught] between a rock and a hard place
- the [gentle, light] rock of the [boat, cradle, hammock]
- give the [cradle, baby] a rock
- a [whiskey, Scotch, brandy] on the rocks
- their [marriage, relationship] was on the rocks
- play rock, paper, scissors
- drugs: [buy, inject, heat, take] rock
- [soft, heavy, glam] rock
- rock is my favorite kind of music
- [am, like] listening to rock
- UK: a stick of Brighton rock
- [fishing, swimming] in a rock pool
- UK: a stick of Brighton rock
- [climbed, fell off of] the rock face
- rock [music, groups, bands, festivals, concerts]
- a rock [star, singer, legend]
- rock [climbing, abseiling]
'rock' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
God
- alibi
- alternative
- anthem
- band
- barren
- between
- bottom
- candy
- castle
- chalk
- chimney
- cleavage
- climb
- climbing
- collection
- combination
- composition
- concert
- cradle
- creep
- crippled
- deck
- drill
- drilling
- drum
- festival
- fling
- formation
- funk
- generation
- grasp
- grave
- groove
- group
- hall
- hard
- harness
- hit
- hurl
- icon
- idiom
- jam
- ledge
- leech
- legend
- lever
- lick
- look
- lump