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"
• S: (v) swing (swing%2:38:00::), sway (sway%2:38:01::) (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner) "He swung back"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) waver (waver%2:38:00::), weave (weave%2:38:01::) (sway from side to side)
• S: (v) lash (lash%2:38:04::) (lash or flick about sharply) "The lion lashed its tail"
• S: (v) oscillate (oscillate%2:38:00::), vibrate (vibrate%2:38:01::) (move or swing from side to side regularly) "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
• S: (v) hunt (hunt%2:38:05::) (oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent) "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
• S: (v) librate (librate%2:38:00::) (vibrate before coming to a total rest) "the children's swing librated"
• S: (v) brachiate (brachiate%2:38:00::) (swing from one hold to the next) "the monkeys brachiate"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) swing (swing%1:04:00::) [Related to: swing] (changing location by moving back and forth)
• W: (n) swinger (swinger%1:18:01::) [Related to: swing] (someone who swings sports implements)
• W: (n) sway (sway%1:04:01::) [Related to: sway] (pitching dangerously to one side)
• sentence frame
• 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"