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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Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Command :: Command (n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge..
Potentate :: Potentate (a.) One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch..
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Sweinmote :: Sweigh (n.) Sway; movement.
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..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
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..
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.
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Swag :: Swag (n.) A swaying, irregular motion..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
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..
Sway :: Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.
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..
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..
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