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roll vs sway

sway vs roll

roll and sway both are nouns.

roll and sway both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roll Yes No Yes No
sway Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sway is a hypernym of roll; that is, sway is a word with a broader meaning than roll:
  • roll: move, rock, or sway from side to side
  • sway: move back and forth or sideways
Other hypernyms of roll include rock, shake.
roll (noun) sway (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude pitching dangerously to one side
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) controlling influence
the act of throwing dice
walking with a swaying gait
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a list of names
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
roll (verb) sway (verb)
execute a roll, in tumbling move back and forth or sideways
take the shape of a roll or cylinder move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
show certain properties when being rolled cause to move back and forth
boil vigorously win approval or support for
shape by rolling
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
arrange or coil around
begin operating or running
flatten or spread with a roller
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
move, rock, or sway from side to side
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
occur in soft rounded shapes
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