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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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..
Unswayable :: Unswayable (a.) Not capable of being swayed.
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
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..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Swingebuckler :: Swinge (n.) Power; sway; influence.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
Sway-bracing :: Sway-backed (a.) Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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..
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..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
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