0 present participle of rock --
1 to (cause someone or something to) move backwards and forwards or from side to side in a regular way: --
2 If an event rocks a group of people or society, it causes feelings of shock: --
The managing director's resignation rocked the whole company.
3 to wear a particular style of clothing, etc. and look good or fashionable: --
There are celebrities over 40 years old who can still rock a tattoo.
Also, a child who had only a shape bias would tend to favor subordinate categories (terrier, rocking chair) over basic-level categories (dog, chair).
She touched the doll briefly then put the bowl down in her lap, rocking it gently with both hands and smiling occasionally.
The inexorable persistence of the opening motive conjures up a grief-stricken widow, rocking to and fro in her overwhelming sorrow.
Side-to-side rocking provides the ground clearance, which is essential for walking with straight legs.
The gait patterns to be compared are: step lengths, step periods, walking speeds, the gravitational power and ranges of side-to-side rocking angles.
Overall effect of different rocking speeds in the detection task: the faster the rocking, the higher the percent correct and the shorter the reaction time.
For example, a given child would see rocket as a prime, but not rock, rocking or rocky.
A visual display comprised of random-dots that mimicked a rigid, three-dimensional object rocking back and forth was used.
