Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sway 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  sway 
 
  Sense  1 
  rock,  sway,  shake 
  =>  nutate 
  =>  swag 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  waver,  weave 
  =>  lash 
  =>  oscillate,  vibrate 
  =>  brachiate 
 
  Sense  4 
  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt 
  =>  totter 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sway 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  sway 
 
  Sense  1 
  rock,  sway,  shake 
  =>  nutate 
  =>  swag 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  waver,  weave 
  =>  lash 
  =>  oscillate,  vibrate 
  =>  hunt 
  =>  librate 
  =>  brachiate 
 
  Sense  4 
  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt 
  =>  totter 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sway 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sway 
 
  5  senses  of  sway 
 
  Sense  1 
  rock,  sway,  shake 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
 
  Sense  3 
  carry,  persuade,  sway 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
 
  Sense  4 
  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  5 
  nod,  sway 
  =>  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sway 
 
  sway  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sway 
 
  Sense  1 
  rock,  sway,  shake 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  carry,  persuade,  sway 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  nod,  sway 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sway 
 
  The  verb  sway  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  rock,  sway,  shake  --  (move  back  and  forth  in  an  unstable  manner;  "the  ship  was  rocking";  "the  tall  building  swayed";  "the  tree  shook  in  the  wind") 
  2.  (4)  swing,  sway  --  (move  or  walk  in  a  swinging  or  swaying  manner;  "He  swung  back") 
  3.  (3)  carry,  persuade,  sway  --  (win  approval  or  support  for  "Carry  all  before  one") 
  4.  (3)  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt  --  (move  sideways  or  in  an  unsteady  way  as  of  a  ship  or  a  vehicle  out  of  control) 
  5.  nod,  sway  --  (sway  gently  back  and  forth,  as  of  flowers  or  tress  in  the  wind) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  swaying 
 
  The  adj  swaying  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  swaying,  swinging  --  (moving  to  and  fro  suspended  or  as  if  suspended  from  above;  "a  swinging  flower  basket") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  swaying 
 
  1  sense  of  swaying 
 
  Sense  1 
  swaying,  swinging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  moving)  ->  nonmoving,  unmoving 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  swaying 
 
  1  sense  of  swaying 
 
  Sense  1 
  swaying,  swinging 
  =>  moving  (vs.  nonmoving) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  swaying 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  swaying 
 
  swaying  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  swaying 
  swaying 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sway 
 
  The  verb  sway  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  rock,  sway,  shake  --  (move  back  and  forth  in  an  unstable  manner;  "the  ship  was  rocking";  "the  tall  building  swayed";  "the  tree  shook  in  the  wind") 
  2.  (4)  swing,  sway  --  (move  or  walk  in  a  swinging  or  swaying  manner;  "He  swung  back") 
  3.  (3)  carry,  persuade,  sway  --  (win  approval  or  support  for  "Carry  all  before  one") 
  4.  (3)  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt  --  (move  sideways  or  in  an  unsteady  way  as  of  a  ship  or  a  vehicle  out  of  control) 
  5.  nod,  sway  --  (sway  gently  back  and  forth,  as  of  flowers  or  tress  in  the  wind) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  swaying 
 
  The  adj  swaying  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  swaying,  swinging  --  (moving  to  and  fro  suspended  or  as  if  suspended  from  above;  "a  swinging  flower  basket") 

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