Sway(n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Sway(n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Sway(n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Sway(n.) Rule; dominion; control.
Sway(n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Sway(v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
Sway(v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
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.
Sway(v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Sway(v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Sway(v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Sway(v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Sway(v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swayed(a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse.
Swayed(imp. & p. p.) of Sway
Swayful(a.) Able to sway.
Swaying(n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.
Swaying(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sway
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