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)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) lurch (lurch%1:04:02::), pitch (pitch%1:04:04::), pitching (pitching%1:04:01::) (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)) "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
• S: (n) motion (motion%1:04:00::), movement (movement%1:04:00::), move (move%1:04:03::), motility (motility%1:04:00::) (a change of position that does not entail a change of location) "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
• S: (n) change (change%1:04:00::) (the action of changing something) "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
• S: (n) action (action%1:04:02::) (something done (usually as opposed to something said)) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
• S: (n) act (act%1:03:00::), deed (deed%1:03:00::), human action (human_action%1:03:00::), human activity (human_activity%1:03:00::) (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (event%1:03:00::) (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (psychological_feature%1:03:00::) (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::) (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form

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"
• 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"
• 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"