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