Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..

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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..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Command :: Command (n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge..
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
Influence :: Influence (v. t.) To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
Crossway :: Crossway (n.) See Crossroad.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Stagger :: Stagger (n.) To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter..
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