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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Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Sway-bracing :: Sway-backed (a.) Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals..
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..
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
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.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
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..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
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..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
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