Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rock up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
rock- up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.

Informal

verb

To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.

verb

To turn powder cocaine into crack cocaine by cooking.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rock + up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rocks up (present, singular) rocking up (participle, present) rocked up (participle, past) rocked up (past)

Synonyms

show up

Questions

What does rock up mean?
To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.
Where does rock up come from?
From rock + up.

How to pronounce rock up

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