Definition of sway

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Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

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Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Swingebuckler :: Swinge (n.) Power; sway; influence.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Swaying :: Swayful (a.) Able to sway.
Rack :: Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse..
Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
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..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Arrasways :: Arrasways (adv.) Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular form..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Crossway :: Crossway (n.) See Crossroad.
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 influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide..
Domineer :: Domineer (v. t.) To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents..
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
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