Definition of sway

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

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Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Sovereignty :: Sovereignty (n.) The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties..
Sway :: Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Arrasways :: Arrasways (adv.) Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular form..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Domineer :: Domineer (v. t.) To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents..
Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
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..
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