Noun

• S: (n) sway (sway%1:07:00::) (controlling influence)
• S: (n) rock (rock%1:04:00::), careen (careen%1:04:00::), sway (sway%1:04:01::), tilt (tilt%1:04:01::) (pitching dangerously to one side)

Verb

• S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:00::), sway (sway%2:38:00::), shake (shake%2:38:02::) (move back and forth or sideways) "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
• verb group
• S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:06::), sway (sway%2:38:06::) (cause to move back and forth) "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) swing (swing%2:38:00::), sway (sway%2:38:01::) (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner) "He swung back"
• S: (v) carry (carry%2:41:02::), persuade (persuade%2:41:00::), sway (sway%2:41:00::) (win approval or support for) "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
• verb group
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) influence (influence%2:41:00::), act upon (act_upon%2:41:00::), work (work%2:41:10::) (have and exert influence or effect) "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
• S: (v) affect (affect%2:30:00::), impact (impact%2:30:00::), bear upon (bear_upon%2:30:00::), bear on (bear_on%2:30:00::), touch on (touch_on%2:30:01::), touch (touch%2:30:00::) (have an effect upon) "Will the new rules affect me?"
• S: (v) change (change%2:30:01::), alter (alter%2:30:01::), modify (modify%2:30:10::) (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:06::), sway (sway%2:38:06::) (cause to move back and forth) "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"