Definition of sway

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Sway (v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter..

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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..
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..
Oversway :: Oversway (v. t.) To bear sway over.
Command :: Command (n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge..
Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..
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..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
Misway :: Misway (n.) A wrong way.
Swaying :: Swayed (imp. & p. p.) of Swa.
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..
Potentate :: Potentate (a.) One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Sway :: Swaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swa.
Regal :: Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway..
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..
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..
Despotism :: Despotism (n.) The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny..
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