Sway

Sway

(1):

(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.

(2):

(v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.

(3):

(v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

(4):

(v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

(5):

(v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.

(6):

(v. i.) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

(7):

(v. i.) To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

(8):

(n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.

(9):

(n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.

(10):

(n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

(11):

(n.) Rule; dominion; control.

(12):

(n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

(13):

(v. i.) To have weight or influence.