Definitions for sway
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Swayingly - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Swayings - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Sways - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
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2 Letter Words
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3 Letter Words
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4 Letter Words
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