Definition of sway

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Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.

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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..
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..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
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..
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..
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 (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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 hoist; as, to sway up the yards..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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 be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
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..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Sweinmote :: Sweigh (n.) Sway; movement.
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