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rock² (rŏk)

v., rocked, rock·ing, rocks. v.intr.

1. To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.
2. To sway violently, as from a blow or shock. See synonyms at swing.
3. To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores.
4. Music. To play or dance to rock 'n' roll.

v.tr.

1. To move back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.
2. To cause to shake or sway violently. See synonyms at agitate.
3. To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset: News of the scandal rocked the town.
4. To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.
5. In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.

n.

1. 1. A rocking motion.
   2. The act of rocking.
2. Music. Rock 'n' roll.

heatwave

Pronunciation: /ˈhiːtweɪv/

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noun

a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather: when a heatwave occurs many people become increasingly bad-tempered

leash 

Pronunciation: /liːʃ/ 

NOUN

1A dog’s lead.

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1.1Falconry A thong or string attached to the jesses of a hawk, used for tying it to a perch or a creance.

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1.2A restraint:her bristling temper was kept on a leashthe state needs to let business off the leash

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2Hunting rare A group of three animals such as hounds, hawks, or foxes:I saw a leash of foxes killed without a run

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VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Put a leash on (a dog):he called Azor to heel so that he could leash him

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1.1Restrain:his violence was barely leashed

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Phrases

strain at the leash

Be eager to begin or do something:by this time we were straining at the leash to get away

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense 'let run on a slack lead' (see lease).

ùnléash[ùn・léash]

The verb unlease has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: release or vent, as of emotions and reactions
Meaning #2: release from a leash, as of dogs
Meaning #3: turn loose or free from restraint
Synonyms: let loose, loose

[動](他)

1 …の革ひもなどを解く［はずす］；〈犬を〉解き放つ, 逃がす.

2 …を抑えるのをやめる, …の束縛［制御］を解く；〈怒りなどを〉（人に）爆発させる((on, upon ...))

unleash one's wrath
怒りを抑えきれなくなる

a tidal wave unleashed by Alaska's 1964 earthquake
1964年のアラスカ地震によって引き起こされた津波.