Definition of sway

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Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.

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Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..
Waddle :: Waddle (v. i.) To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles..
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Top-block :: Top-block (n.) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast..
Swaying :: Swayful (a.) Able to sway.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
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