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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A rocking or swinging motion.
  • A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
  • Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
  • Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
  • Rule; dominion; control.
  • The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  • The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion

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Verb:

  • nautical To hoist (a mast or yard) into position
  • To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
  • To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
  • 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
  • To have weight or influence.
  • To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Cf. persuade
  • 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; as, to sway the scepter.

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