Definition of sway

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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..

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Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
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..
Lord :: Lord (v. i.) To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
Pedantocracy :: Pedantocracy (n.) The sway of pedants.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
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..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
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