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rock and roll

UK /ˈɹɒk ən(d)ˈɹəʊl/US /ˈɹɑk ən(d)ˈɹoʊl/

noun6

  1. A genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and blues and country music, characterized by electric guitars, strong rhythms, and youth-oriented lyrics.
  2. [before a noun] An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music, characterized by unbridled enthusiasm, hedonism, and cynical regard for authoritarian bodies.
  3. A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.
  4. (slang) Dole, payment by the state to the unemployed.
  5. (US, slang) The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
  6. The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.

verb3

  1. To play rock and roll music.
  2. To start, commence, begin, get moving; move along with a rocking, rolling motion.
  3. (slang, old-fashioned) To have sex.
forms

rock and rolled · rocked and rolled · rock and rolling · rocking and rolling · rock and rolls · rocks and rolls

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