Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards..

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Sawyer :: Sawyer (n.) A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current..
Affection :: Affection (n.) Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency..
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
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..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Oscillaria :: Oscillaria (n.) A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water algae, the threads of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also Oscillatoria..
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..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Crossway :: Crossway (n.) See Crossroad.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
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