Definition of sway

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Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..

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Sweinmote :: Sweigh (n.) Sway; movement.
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
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..
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
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..
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-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
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..
Power :: Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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