1 [U] a type of ROCKMUSIC (= loud modern music) with a very strong beat played very loud on electric guitars and often with words that are shouted loudly
2 [C] (technical) a metal that has a very high DENSITY (= the relation of its weight to its volume), such as gold or LEAD
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