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# rosin

noun (rosin, uncountable); verb (rosin, rosins, rosined, rosining)

«rosin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rosin is a hard, sticky, amber-coloured substance made from pine tree sap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#m1)
2. Violin, viola, cello and double bass players rub rosin on the bow so the hairs grip the strings and make a sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#m2)
3. Athletes such as gymnasts, dancers, baseball pitchers and climbers use powdered rosin to stop their hands or shoes slipping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#m3)
4. To rosin something is to rub rosin on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#m4)

### In the lessons

In music lessons rosin is the little block in the violin case; without it the bow makes almost no sound. In science it is an example of a natural resin from trees. In sport and safety it helps with grip. Phrases: rosin the bow, a block of rosin, rosin bag.

### Examples

- Before the concert, Mia rubbed rosin on her violin bow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x1)
- Without rosin, the bow just slides and the cello stays quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x2)
- Rosin is made from the sap of pine trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x3)
- The ballet dancers dipped their shoes in rosin so they would not slip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x4)
- The baseball pitcher squeezed the rosin bag before throwing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x5)
- Rosin dust collected on the strings, so he wiped them with a cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x6)
- Remember to rosin your bow, but not too much! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «some rosin», «a block of rosin». Do not confuse with «resin» (the general word for sticky tree sap or plastic) or with «raisin» (a dried grape). Rosin is a kind of resin.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rosin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rosin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rosin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rosin.html) on Mova free.