"rocks" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/ [General-American], [ɹʷɔks] [Australian] Audio: en-us-rocks.ogg [US]
enPR: rŏks [Australian] Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} rocks
  1. plural of rock Tags: form-of, plural Form of: rock
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-DeAZfSx2

Noun

IPA: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/ [General-American], [ɹʷɔks] [Australian] Audio: en-us-rocks.ogg [US]
enPR: rŏks [Australian] Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} rocks pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) Money. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Translations (money): kulor (Swedish), stålar [plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Disambiguation of 'money': 100 0 0
  2. (vulgar, slang) Testicles. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Translations (testicles): ballar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-cpgZmlXz Disambiguation of Genitalia: 3 4 35 37 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 40 19 38 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 13 6 33 22 26 Disambiguation of 'testicles': 0 98 2
  3. (slang) Crack cocaine. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-zUPKpLI1 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 3 4 35 37 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 40 19 38

Verb

IPA: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/ [General-American], [ɹʷɔks] [Australian] Audio: en-us-rocks.ogg [US]
enPR: rŏks [Australian] Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rocks
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rock Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: rock Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-verb-DUFtbKBp Disambiguation of Genitalia: 3 4 35 37 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 40 19 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 30 20 47

Alternative forms

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