Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards..

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Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
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..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Swag :: Swag (n.) A swaying, irregular motion..
Potentate :: Potentate (a.) One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Sawyer :: Sawyer (n.) A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current..
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
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.
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Stagger :: Stagger (n.) To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..
Empire :: Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
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