Definition of sway

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Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.

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Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
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..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Power :: Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
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..
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..
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..
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
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..
Swag :: Swag (n.) A swaying, irregular motion..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
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