Sway vs. Rock — What's the Difference?

To swing back and forth or to and fro.

The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil

To incline or bend to one side; veer

A large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder

To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling

Used to refer to someone or something that is extremely strong, reliable, or hard

To fluctuate, as in outlook.

Money.

To cause to swing back and forth or to and fro

Rock music

To cause to incline or bend

A gentle movement to and fro or from side to side

To exert influence or control over

Move gently to and fro or from side to side

(Nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

Dance to or play rock music

To rule or govern.

Wear (a garment) or affect (an attitude or style), especially in a confident or flamboyant way

To wield, as a weapon or scepter.

Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.

The act of moving from side to side with a swinging motion.

A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.

Influence or control

A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust.

A rocking or swinging motion.

One that is similar to or suggestive of a mass of stone in stability, firmness, or dependability

Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side

Rocks(Slang) Money.

Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

(Slang) A large gem, especially a diamond.

Rule; dominion; control; power.

(Slang) Crack cocaine.

A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

A varicolored stick candy.

The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.

Rock candy.

To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

A rocking motion.

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

The act of rocking.

To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

(Music) A form of popular music characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, rock incorporates a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Also called rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll.

To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.

(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

To sway violently, as from a blow or shock.

To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores.

To have weight or influence.

(Music) To play or dance to rock music.

To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

(Slang) To be excellent or outstanding. Used in exclamations of approval.

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

To move (a child, for example) back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.

To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.

To cause to shake or sway violently.

To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.

To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset

To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.

To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.

To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.

To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.

To have weight or influence.

(Slang) To exhibit, display, or use with flair

To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

A formation of minerals, specifically:

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.

A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.

Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

(chiefly British) A boulder or large stone; or a smaller stone; a pebble.

Rule; dominion; control.

(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

Controlling influence

A large hill or island having no vegetation.

Pitching dangerously to one side

(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

Move back and forth or sideways;

A lump or cube of ice.

Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;

A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

Win approval or support for;

A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

Cause to move back and forth;

An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

An Afrikaner.

An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

Any of several fish:

The striped bass.

The huss or rock salmon.

A basketball.

A mistake.

(curling) stone.

(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use

A crystal used to control the radio frequency.

An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.

A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.

(countable) Distaff.

(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.

To move gently back and forth.

(transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.

(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

(intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.

To be cool.

To make love to or have sex with.

(intransitive) To sway one's body as a stim.

(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.

(transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.

(transitive) To do something with excitement yet skillfully.

(transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

See Roc.

A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.

A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.

Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.

That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.

Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.

The striped bass. See under Bass.

To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.

To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.

To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.

To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.

A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;

Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;

United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)

(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;

Hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored

A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western;

Pitching dangerously to one side

Move back and forth or sideways;

Cause to move back and forth;