Definition of sway

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Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.

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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..
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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..
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 (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
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..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Command :: Command (v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Pedantocracy :: Pedantocracy (n.) The sway of pedants.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Potentate :: Potentate (a.) One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch..
Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
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