Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

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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..
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
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..
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Pedantocracy :: Pedantocracy (n.) The sway of pedants.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
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..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Command :: Command (v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
Swaying :: Swayful (a.) Able to sway.
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Power :: Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
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