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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Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Sweinmote :: Sweigh (n.) Sway; movement.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Sway :: Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
Waggle :: Waggle (v. i.) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle..
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Swaying :: Swayful (a.) Able to sway.
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..
Influence :: Influence (v. t.) To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Power :: Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
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