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rocked |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rock \Rock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr & vb n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian akin to Dan. rokke to move to snake; cf Icel. rukkja to pull move G. r["u]cken to move push pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter. A rising earthquake rocked the ground. --Dryden. 2. To move as in a cradle; hence to put to sleep by rocking; to still to quiet. ``Sleep rock thy brain.'' --Shak. Note: Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements. It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory motion of something suspended.
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