Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..

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Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Lord :: Lord (v. i.) To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
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..
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
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..
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Rack :: Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse..
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