Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

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Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
Crossway :: Crossway (n.) See Crossroad.
Vogue :: Vogue (n.) Influence; power; sway.
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
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..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Sweinmote :: Sweigh (n.) Sway; movement.
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
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.
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to 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..
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..
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Pedantocracy :: Pedantocracy (n.) The sway of pedants.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
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..
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
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