Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..

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Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
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..
Waggle :: Waggle (v. i.) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle..
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Sway :: Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards..
Crossway :: Crossway (n.) See Crossroad.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
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..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
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..
Swag :: Swag (n.) A swaying, irregular motion..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..
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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