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'''Rock''' most often refers to:
'''Rock''' most often refers to:
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'''Rock''' or '''Rocks''' may refer to:
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==Common meanings==
Rock most often refers to:
* [[Rock (geology)]], a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* [[Rock (geology)]], a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* [[Rock music]], a genre of popular music
* [[Rock music]], a genre of popular music

'''Rock''' or '''Rocks''' may also refer to:


==Places==
==Places==
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* [[Rock (name)]], a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname
* [[Rock (name)]], a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname
* [[Rock (rapper)]] (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper
* [[Rock (rapper)]] (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper
* Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler [[Maxx Payne]]
* The Rock, (born [[Dwayne Johnson]] in 1972), American actor and wrestler
* The Rock, (born [[Dwayne Johnson]] in 1972), American actor and wrestler
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* Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler [[Maxx Payne]]


==Arts, entertainment, and media==
==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Fictional characters===
===Fictional characters===
* [[Rock (comics)]], in the DC Comics universe
* [[Rock (comics)]], a character in the DC Comics universe
* [[Rock (manga)]], a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series
* [[Rock (manga)]], a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series
* [[Rock Howard]], the playable character in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''
* [[Rock Howard]], the playable character in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''
* [[Mega Man (character)]], from the series of the same name, whose other name is Rock
* [[Mega Man (character)]], also called Rock, from the ''Mega Man'' series
* [[Chuck Rock]], the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game
* [[Chuck Rock]], the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game
* [[Sgt. Rock]], a DC Comics character
* [[Sgt. Rock]], a DC Comics character

===Literature===
* [[Rock (magazine)|''Rock'' (magazine)]], a former Yugoslav music magazine
* ''Rock'', a novel by [[Hal Ellson]]


===Music===
===Music===
====Albums====
;Labels
* [[Rock Records]], a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980

;Albums
* [[Rock (album)|''Rock'' (album)]], a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo
* [[Rock (album)|''Rock'' (album)]], a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo
* [[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|''Rocks'' (Aerosmith album)]] (1976)
* [[Rock (Casting Pearls EP)|''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP)]] (2002)
* [[Rock (Casting Pearls EP)|''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP)]] (2002)
* [[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|''Rocks'' (Aerosmith album)]] (1976)
* [[Rocks (Harem Scarem album)|''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album)]] (2001)
* ''[[R.O.C.K.]]'', a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka
* ''[[R.O.C.K.]]'', a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka
* ''[[Rock!!!!!]]'', an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995
* ''[[Rock!!!!!]]'', an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995
* [[The Cosmos Rocks]], a studio album by Queen and Paul Rodgers (2008)
* [[Rocks (Harem Scarem album)|''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album)]] (2001)
* ''[[The Cosmos Rocks]]'', a studio album by Queen and Paul Rodgers (2008)


;Songs
====Songs====
* "Rock" a 2017 song by hip hop artist [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] from his mixtape ''Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3''
* "Rock", one of the tracks on ''[[Soft/Rock]]'', a single by Lemon Jelly
* [[Rocks (song)|"Rocks" (song)]], by Primal Scream (1994)
* [[Rocks (song)|"Rocks" (song)]], by Primal Scream (1994)

* "Rock" a 2017 song by hip hop artist [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] from his mixtape "Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3"
===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* "Rock", one of the tracks on "[[Soft/Rock]]", a single by Lemon Jelly
* [[Rock (magazine)|''Rock'' (magazine)]], a former Yugoslav music magazine
* ''Rock'', a novel by [[Hal Ellson]]
* [[Rock Records]], a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980
* [[Uprock]] or rock, a form of street dance


==Computing and technology==
==Computing and technology==
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==Food==
==Food==
* [[Rock (confectionery)]], a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery
* [[Rock (confectionery)]], a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery
* [[Rock candy]]
* [[Rock salmon]], often referred to as rock
* [[Rock salmon]], often referred to as rock


==Slang==
==Slang==
* [[Crack cocaine]] or rock
* [[Crack cocaine]] or rock
* [[Diamond]] or rock
* [[Diamond]], or rock
* [[Gemstone]] or rock
* [[Gemstone]], or rock


==Sports==
==Sports==
* [[Stone skipping]]
* [[Steinstossen]]
* [[Stone put]]
* Rock, used in the sport of [[curling]]
* Rock, used in the sport of [[curling]]
* "Rocks", a nickname of the [[Colorado Rockies]] Major League Baseball team
* "Rocks", a nickname of the [[Colorado Rockies]] Major League Baseball team
* [[Steinstossen]]
* [[Stone put]]
* [[Stone skipping]]
* [[Toronto Rock]], of the National Lacrosse League
* [[Toronto Rock]], of the National Lacrosse League


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* [[Distaff]], a tool used in spinning
* [[Distaff]], a tool used in spinning
* [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana)]], on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock<!--move to The Rock (disambiguation)-->
* [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana)]], on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock<!--move to The Rock (disambiguation)-->
* [[Uprock]] or rock, a form of street dance
* [[ROCK1]], a human gene
* [[USS Rock (SS-274)|USS ''Rock'' (SS-274)]], a US Navy submarine
* [[USS Rock (SS-274)|USS ''Rock'' (SS-274)]], a US Navy submarine


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* [[ROC (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROC (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROCK (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROCK (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROCK1]], a human gene
* [[Rockey (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockey (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockies (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockies (disambiguation)]]

Revision as of 09:56, 1 January 2019

Rock most often refers to:


Rock or Rocks may refer to:

Common meanings

Rock most often refers to:

Places

United Kingdom

United States

Elsewhere

  • Corregidor, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock"
  • Jamaica, an island in the Caribbean is locally referred to as the "Rock"
  • Niue, an island near Tonga referred to as the "Rock" by residents
  • Rock of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory near the southernmost tip of Spain

Multiple entities

People

  • Rock (name), a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname
  • Rock (rapper) (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper
  • Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler Maxx Payne
  • The Rock, (born Dwayne Johnson in 1972), American actor and wrestler

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Rock (comics), a character in the DC Comics universe
  • Rock (manga), a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series
  • Rock Howard, the playable character in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
  • Mega Man (character), also called Rock, from the Mega Man series
  • Chuck Rock, the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game
  • Sgt. Rock, a DC Comics character

Music

Albums

Songs

  • "Rock" a 2017 song by hip hop artist Plies from his mixtape Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3
  • "Rock", one of the tracks on Soft/Rock, a single by Lemon Jelly
  • "Rocks" (song), by Primal Scream (1994)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Computing and technology

Food

Slang

Sports

Other uses

See also