Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

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Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..
Streen :: Streel (v. i.) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion..
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
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..
Sovereignty :: Sovereignty (n.) The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Power :: Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Swag :: Swag (n.) A swaying, irregular motion..
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Waggle :: Waggle (v. i.) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle..
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
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 (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.
Rack :: Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse..
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