English English Dictionary
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imp. of Sweat.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
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.
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
To have weight or influence.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Rule; dominion; control.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals.
The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying.
of Sway
Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse.
Able to sway.
of Sway