Archaic form of roc (mythical bird)

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a rock or an oak ( atter + oke ). / A male given name transferred from the surname. / Any of three villages in England.

Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. / (informal) Excellent; great.

present participle of rock

The motion of something that rocks. / The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting. / The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

simple past tense and past participle of rock

Alternative letter-case form of the Rock

(UK) Nickname of Gibraltar. A colony of the United Kingdom, of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe, on the Strait of Gibraltar, between Mediterranean and Atlantic

(informal) An expression of celebration.

(informal, idiomatic, intransitive) To party to music, especially rock, or to continue to perform any such music; to maintain a lifestyle in keeping with, or inspired by, youth rock culture.