Definition: To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to
sway the scepter.
Definition: To influence or direct by power and authority; by
persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
Definition: 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.
Definition: To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Definition: To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean;
to incline.
Definition: To move or swing from side to side; or backward and
forward.
Definition: To have weight or influence.
Definition: To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Definition: The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a
weapon.
Definition: Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side;
as, the sway of desires.
Definition: Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Definition: Rule; dominion; control.
Definition: A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
