| Sway (sway) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Sway |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Swayed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Swaying.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E.
swing] cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See
Swing, and cf. S |
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.
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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.
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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.
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