Definition of sway Sway

/swejˈ/ - [swey] - sway

We found 35 definitions of sway from 8 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sways

sway - controlling influence
  powerfulness, power possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
sway - pitching dangerously to one side
  rock, careen, tilt
  pitching, lurch, pitch (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sway (Noun)
    The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  • sway (Noun)
    A rocking or swinging motion.
  • sway (Noun)
    Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
  • sway (Noun)
    Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
  • sway (Noun)
    Rule; dominion; control.
  • sway (Noun)
    A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
  • sway (Noun)
    The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
  • sway (Verb)
    To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
  • sway (Verb)
    To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
  • sway (Verb)
    To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
  • sway (Verb)
    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.
  • sway (Verb)
    To hoist a mast or yard into position.
  • sway (Verb)
    To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
  • sway (Verb)
    To have weight or influence.
  • sway (Verb)
    To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sway
    To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sway
    swā, v.t. to swing or wield with the hand: to incline to one side: to influence by power or moral force: to govern: to hoist, raise.—v.i. to incline to one side: to govern: to have weight or influence.—n. the sweep of a weapon: that which moves with power: preponderance: power in governing: influence or authority inclining to one side: a thatcher's binding-switch.—adj. Swayed (Shak.), bent down and injured in the back by heavy burdens—said of a horse. [Prob. Scand., as Ice. sveigja, Dan. svaie, to sway; akin to swing.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • sway
    To hoist simultaneously; particularly applied to the lower yards and top-masts, and topgallant-masts and yards.--To sway away on all top-ropes. To go great lengths (colloquially).

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • sway
    The swing or sweep of a weapon. “To strike with huge two-handed sway.”

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  • sway, verb, present, 1st person singular of sway (infinitive).
  • sway, verb (infinitive).
  • sway, noun, singular of sways.

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