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SWAY
rock, careen, sway, tilt
(noun) pitching dangerously to one side
sway
(noun) controlling influence
rock, sway, shake
(verb) move back and forth or sideways; “the ship was rocking”; “the tall building swayed”; “She rocked back and forth on her feet”
rock, sway
(verb) cause to move back and forth; “rock the cradle”; “rock the baby”; “the wind swayed the trees gently”
swing, sway
(verb) move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; “He swung back”
carry, persuade, sway
(verb) win approval or support for; “Carry all before one”; “His speech did not sway the voters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Sway
A village in Hampshire, England.
Anagrams
• -ways, Yaws, ways, yaws
Etymology
Noun
sway (countable and uncountable, plural sways)
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
A rocking or swinging motion.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Rule; dominion; control; power.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
Verb
sway (third-person singular simple present sways, present participle swaying, simple past and past participle swayed)
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To have weight or influence.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Anagrams
• -ways, Yaws, ways, yaws
Source: Wiktionary
Sway, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaying.] Etym: [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See Swing, and cf. Swag, v. i.]
1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter. As sparkles from the anvil rise, When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed. Spenser.
2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. The will of man is by his reason swayed. Shak. She could not sway her house. Shak. This was the race To sway the world, and land and sea subdue. Dryden.
3. 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. As bowls run true by being made On purpose false, and to be swayed. Hudibras. Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest. Tillotson.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Syn.
– To bias; rule; govern; direct; influence; swing; move; wave; wield.
Sway, v. i.
1. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. The balance sways on our part. Bacon.
2. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
3. To have weight or influence. The example of sundry churches . . . doth sway much. Hooker.
4. To bear sway; to rule; to govern. Hadst thou swayed as kings should do. Shak.
Sway, n.
1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon. With huge two-handed sway brandished aloft. Milton.
2. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires. A. Tucker.
3. Preponderance; turn or cast of balance. Expert When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway Of battle. Milton.
4. Rule; dominion; control. Cowper. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station. Addison.
5. A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Syn.
– Rule; dominion; power; empire; control; influence; direction; preponderance; ascendency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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