ROCK

n. 1 stone; boulder In the avalanche, the rocks thoroughly destroyed the ski lodge 2 crag, tor, escarpment, scarp, Brit outcrop, US outcropping We used to go rock climbing when I had the strength 3 on the rocks. a on ice I'd like a whisky on the rocks, thanks b in (a) shambles, destroyed, in ruins, ruined, finished, broken-down, beyond repair He lost his job and his marriage went on the rocks c destitute, poverty-stricken, indigent, penniless, bankrupt Unable to find another job, he's been on the rocks for a year, now