sway
English Thesaurus
1. pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | lurch, pitch, pitching, |
| definition | : | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) (noun.act) |
2. controlling influence (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | power, powerfulness, |
| definition | : | possession of controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
3. move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move back and forth, |
| definition | : | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | roll, |
| definition | : | move, rock, or sway from side to side (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | nutate, |
| definition | : | rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | swag, |
| definition | : | sway heavily or unsteadily (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | totter, |
| definition | : | move without being stable, as if threatening to fall (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | rock, sway, |
| definition | : | cause to move back and forth (verb.motion) |
4. cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | rock, shake, sway, |
| definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
5. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move back and forth, |
| definition | : | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | waver, weave, |
| definition | : | sway to and fro (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | lash, |
| definition | : | lash or flick about sharply (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | oscillate, vibrate, |
| definition | : | move or swing from side to side regularly (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | brachiate, |
| definition | : | swing from one hold to the next (verb.motion) |
6. win approval or support for (verb.social)
| verb group | : | carry, |
| definition | : | win in an election (verb.competition) |
7. pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act)
| derivation | : | rock, shake, sway, |
| definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | rock, sway, |
| definition | : | cause to move back and forth (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sway, swing, |
| definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
| definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
8. controlling influence (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | rock, shake, sway, |
| definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | carry, persuade, sway, |
| definition | : | win approval or support for (verb.social) |
9. move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | shake, wag, waggle, |
| definition | : | causing to move repeatedly from side to side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sway, |
| definition | : | controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
10. cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rocker, |
| definition | : | a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rocker, |
| definition | : | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle (noun.person) |
11. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swinger, |
| definition | : | someone who swings sports implements (noun.person) |
12. win approval or support for (verb.social)
| derivation | : | sway, |
| definition | : | controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | persuasive, |
| definition | : | intended or having the power to induce action or belief (adj.all) |
13. pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act)
| derivation | : | rock, shake, sway, |
| definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | rock, sway, |
| definition | : | cause to move back and forth (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sway, swing, |
| definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
| definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
14. controlling influence (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | rock, shake, sway, |
| definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | carry, persuade, sway, |
| definition | : | win approval or support for (verb.social) |
15. move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | shake, wag, waggle, |
| definition | : | causing to move repeatedly from side to side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sway, |
| definition | : | controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
16. cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rocker, |
| definition | : | a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rocker, |
| definition | : | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle (noun.person) |
17. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swinger, |
| definition | : | someone who swings sports implements (noun.person) |
18. win approval or support for (verb.social)
| derivation | : | sway, |
| definition | : | controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | persuasive, |
| definition | : | intended or having the power to induce action or belief (adj.all) |
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