{
    "term": "rock",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/co/coast.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the hard solid material that forms part of the surface of the earth and some other planets",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cave with striking **rock formations** *(= shapes made naturally from rock)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "volcanic/igneous/sedimentary rocks"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ahead the vegetation broke into bare rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle is perched on a massive outcrop of rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The river runs between walls of sheer rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "rocks that formed beneath the sea"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an avalanche of loose rock"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hard", "solid", "soft"],
                "… of rock": ["chunk", "lump", "piece"],
                "verb + rock": ["form", "climb", "skip"],
                "rock + verb": ["form", "jut out"],
                "rock + noun": ["type", "formation", "structure"],
                "phrases": ["as hard as a rock", "as hard as rock", "a layer of rock"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a mass of rock standing above the earth’s surface or in the sea",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Rock of Gibraltar"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship crashed into the infamous Sker Point rocks and broke into three pieces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship hit some rocks and sank."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A great rock jutted out into the water."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hard", "solid", "soft"],
                "… of rock": ["chunk", "lump", "piece"],
                "verb + rock": ["form", "climb", "skip"],
                "rock + verb": ["form", "jut out"],
                "rock + noun": ["type", "formation", "structure"],
                "phrases": ["as hard as a rock", "as hard as rock", "a layer of rock"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a large single piece of rock",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They clambered over the rocks at the foot of the cliff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sign said ‘Danger: falling rocks’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We made our way down into the river bed and stepped from rock to rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The path had been blocked by a rock fall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rocks were slippery as I tried to climb them."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hard", "solid", "soft"],
                "… of rock": ["chunk", "lump", "piece"],
                "verb + rock": ["form", "climb", "skip"],
                "rock + verb": ["form", "jut out"],
                "rock + noun": ["type", "formation", "structure"],
                "phrases": ["as hard as a rock", "as hard as rock", "a layer of rock"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a small stone",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Protesters pelted the soldiers with rocks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lars taught me to skip rocks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They used to throw rocks at neighborhood dogs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Demonstrators threw rocks at the police."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "small", "heavy"],
                "… of rocks": ["mound", "pile"],
                "verb + rock": ["pick up", "pelt somebody with", "throw"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a type of loud popular music, developed in the 1960s, with a strong beat played on electric guitars and drums",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "punk/indie/classic rock"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **rock band/star/concert**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rock musician/song/album"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hate rap but I like rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ryan changed the radio to a rock station."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a rock chick through and through."
                },
                {
                    "text": "influential rock critics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the biggest bands on the rock circuit"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["live", "acid", "alternative"],
                "rock + noun": ["anthem", "ballad", "number"],
                "phrases": ["rock and roll"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a type of hard sweet made in long sticks, often sold in places where people go on holiday by the sea",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a stick of Brighton rock"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a precious stone, especially a diamond",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a person who is emotionally strong and who you can rely on",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is my rock."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a situation where you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to have an orgasm",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to do something that you really enjoy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He gets his rocks off listening to rap."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a relationship or business that is on the rocks is having difficulties and is likely to fail soon",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sue's marriage is on the rocks."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "served with pieces of ice but no water",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Scotch on the rocks"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "extremely steady and calm; that you can rely on",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɒk/",
                "audio": "ro/rock/rock__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɑːk/",
                "audio": "ro/rock/rock__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 4 and noun senses 6 to 7 Middle English: from Old French rocque, from medieval Latin rocca, of unknown ultimate origin. noun sense 5 late Old English roccian, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘remove, move’; related to Dutch rukken ‘jerk, tug’ and German rücken ‘move’. The noun dates from the early 19th cent."
}