"rock solid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rock solid [comparative], most rock solid [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} rock solid (comparative more rock solid, superlative most rock solid)
  1. Physically very solid; very difficult to move. Synonyms: rock hard, solid as a rock
    Sense id: en-rock_solid-en-adj-5BMVZt-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 89 11
  2. (figuratively) Very strong and dependable. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-rock_solid-en-adj-WwmSFzyo

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