Definition of sway

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Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..

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Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
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.
Arrasways :: Arrasways (adv.) Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular form..
Command :: Command (v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
Swag :: Swag (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing..
Empire :: Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Swingebuckler :: Swinge (n.) Power; sway; influence.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
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..
Top-block :: Top-block (n.) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
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