sway vs rock

sway and rock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sway	Yes	No	Yes	No
rock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sway and rock are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sway include careen, tilt.

As verbs, sway and rock are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sway include shake.

As verbs, sway and rock are synonyms defined as:

sway (noun)	rock (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side	pitching dangerously to one side
controlling influence	a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
	hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
	a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
	(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
	material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

sway (verb)	rock (verb)
move back and forth or sideways	move back and forth or sideways
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner	cause to move back and forth
cause to move back and forth
win approval or support for