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I like hard rock, and classic rock, and even metal.
Frances McDormand

Meaning of "hard rock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD ROCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD ROCK

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Hard rock is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HARD ROCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with pianos and keyboards. Hard rock developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith and AC/DC. It reached a commercial peak in the 1980s, with glam metal bands like Van Halen, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard and the rawer sounds of Guns N' Roses, which followed up with great success in the later part of that decade, before losing popularity with the commercial success of grunge and later Britpop in the 1990s. Despite this, many post-grunge bands adopted a hard rock sound and in the 2000s there came a renewed interest in established bands, attempts at a revival, and new hard rock bands that emerged from the garage rock and post-punk revival scenes.

Definition of hard rock in the English dictionary

The definition of hard rock in the dictionary is a rhythmically simple and usually highly amplified style of rock and roll.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD ROCK

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hard roe
hard rubber
hard sauce
hard science
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hard tack
hard tick

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD ROCK

acid rock
brock
cap rock
cock rock
country rock
crock
Dad rock
desert rock
glam rock
hybrid rock
jazz rock
like a shag on a rock
moon rock
prog rock
progressive rock
punk rock
reservoir rock
rock
shamrock
wall rock

Synonyms and antonyms of hard rock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hard rock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD ROCK

Find out the translation of hard rock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard rock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard rock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坚硬的岩石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hard rock
570 millions of speakers

English

hard rock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्ड रॉक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصخور الصلبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хард-рок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hard rock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্ত পাথর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hard rock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hard Rock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハードロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard rock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hard rock
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின ராக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कठीण दगड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sert kaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hard rock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hard rock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хард - рок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hard rock
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hard rock
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hard rock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårdrock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hard rock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard rock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD ROCK»

The term «hard rock» is very widely used and occupies the 14.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD ROCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard rock

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10 QUOTES WITH «HARD ROCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hard rock.
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Ritchie Blackmore
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
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Don Bluth
The marketing department is really an important part of getting an animated film to work. If the people running it are used to selling live action films and the hard rock music and the sex and all those things... Anything outside that, they just don't know what to do with it.
3
Gary Carter
I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy.
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Gary Cherone
I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.
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David Coverdale
Hard rock may have faded from the media for a time, but I've always been able to make a living, if not in America, then in the rest of the world.
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Chuck Eddy
Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.
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Jon Landau
The Rolling Stones have been the best of all possible worlds: they have the lack of pretension and sentimentality associated with the blues, the rawness and toughness of hard rock, and the depth which always makes you feel that they are in the midst of saying something. They have never impressed me as being kitsch.
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Mick Mars
I'm thinking about learning a few new things - like taking classical guitar lessons - and I'd like to bring what I learn into hard rock.
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Frances McDormand
I like hard rock, and classic rock, and even metal.
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Ozzy Osbourne
All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the Seventies sounds nothing like the stuff from the Eighties, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the Nineties. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD ROCK»

Discover the use of hard rock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard rock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal: Volume II
Complete with his favorite playlists, band discographies, memorabilia, trivia, and more than 200 color photographs, this new book combines brief band histories with Trunk’s unique personal experiences and anecdotes in a must-read for all ...
Eddie Trunk, 2013
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Support of Underground Excavations in Hard Rock
This is a comprehensive and practical work which also gives access to user-friendly computer programmes which enable the investigation and design of support techniques. Details on how to obtain this software are also included in the book.
E. Hoek, P.K. Kaiser, W.F. Bawden, 2000
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Groundwater Dynamics in Hard Rock Aquifers: Sustainable ...
This book contains the results and findings of advanced research carried out in a pilot area with a thorough investigation of the structure and functioning of the aquifer in a granitic formation.
Shakeel Ahmed, R. Jayakumar, Abdin Salih, 2008
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Rockin' Out of the Box: Gender Maneuvering in Alternative ...
Mimi Schippers is an assistant professor of sociology and women's studies at Tulane University.
Mimi Schippers, 2002
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Hard Rock Hydrosystems
24Ï, 1997 Interactions of hard rock aquifers and debris cover for runoff generation MARTIN LINDENLAUB, CHRISTIAN LEIBUNDGUT, JENS MEHLHORN & STEFAN UHLENBROOK Institute of Hydrology, University of Freiburg, Werderring 4, ...
Thierry Pointet, 1997
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AC/DC: Hard Rock Band
"A biography of Australian hard rock band AC/DC"--Provided by publisher.
Heather Miller, 2009
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Hard Rock Epic: Western Miners and the Industrial ...
Such contrasting conditions would complicate lawmaking, union organization, and especially attempts by later historians to generalize on the life of hard-rock miners.8 Although some placer operations became large enterprises as ...
Mark Wyman, 1989
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Hard Rock Mining: State Approaches to Environmental Protection
ARIZONA REGULATES HARD ROCK MINING primarily through its aquifer protection permit (APP) program. Arizona's approach requires substantial technical review of technologies based on an evolving draft guidance manual that is not ...
James M. McElfish, 1996
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Aggregates: Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock Aggregates for ...
... very significantly and the types of deposit are more varied and often more difficult to work. Accordingly, there is a need to consider, with equal deliberation as for hard rock quarrying, the most suitable methods and machines necessary to  ...
Mick R. Smith, L. Collis, P. G. Fookes, 2001
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Billboard
Hard Rock Cafe International president/CEO Pete Beau- drault and recording artist Steven Van Zandt attended the Jan. 16 grand opening of the Hard Rock Vault. Beaudrault, left, and Van Zandt hold aloft Eric Clapton's 1979 Fender Lead II ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD ROCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard rock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Despite improvements, complaints made over Hard Rock loudness
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's kick-off summer concert hit the right notes with being loud, but not –too- loud Saturday night. Read more ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Bus trip to Hard Rock Casino is Sunday
ELLWOOD CITY – The Holy Redeemer Social Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the Hard Rock Casino in Northfield Park, Ohio, near Cleveland, ... «Ellwood City Ledger, Jul 15»
3
Second Hard Rock Cafe in Costa Rica Will Open on July 20th
After months of hopeful speculation, careful planning and diligent construction, the second Hard Rock Cafe franchise in Costa Rica will open its ... «The Costa Rica Star, Jul 15»
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Hard Rock Unveils Riviera Nayarit's Largest Conference Facility
PHOTO: The Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, pictured, has introduced its new conference facility, Sanctuary. (Courtesy of Hard Rock Hotels). «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
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Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival ready to entertain Hants …
Randy and Mr. Lahey of Trailer Park Boys fame will be the official hosts of the Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival and will be present at the ... «Hants Journal, Jul 15»
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Reward offered for info in robbery at Hard Rock
Police at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino are working to solve a brazen armed robbery that took place in their parking garage. «FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV, Jul 15»
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Hard Rock opens Battery Park
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will open Battery Park to the public this weekend. Its first concert begins Saturday (July 11) with bands 3 Doors ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
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Splash House Adds Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs for August Event
After selling out its June edition, Splash House, a poolside music festival, will add a third hotel to its August 8-9 event with the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs. «Palm Springs Life, Jul 15»
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Canadian Hard Rock Band to Make U.S. Debut at Brothers Lounge
A hard rock band from Toronto, Motion Device has yet to play a show south of the Canadian border. Until now. The group is set to perform at ... «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Jul 15»
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Velvet Sessions: Flock of Seagulls set for Hard Rock Hotel
A Flock of Seagulls will be July's musical guest for Velvet Sessions, the monthly lobby concert/cocktail party at Universal's Hard Rock Hotel. «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»

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