Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

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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..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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..
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Swingebuckler :: Swinge (n.) Power; sway; influence.
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..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
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