Definition of sway

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

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Potentate :: Potentate (a.) One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
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..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Rack :: Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse..
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Stagger :: Stagger (n.) To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter..
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide..
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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