sway

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. The act of swaying; a swaying [[motion]]; a [[swing]] or [[sweep]] of a [[weapon]].
2. A [[rocking]] or [[swinging]] motion.
3. [[influence|Influence]], [[weight]], or [[authority]] that inclines to one side
4. [[preponderance|Preponderance]]; turn or cast of balance.
5. [[rule|Rule]]; [[dominion]]; [[control]]; [[power]].
6. A [[switch]] or [[rod]] used by [[thatchers]] to [[bind]] their work.
7. {{lb|en|automotive}} The [[maximum]] [[amplitude]] of a [[vehicle]]'s [[lateral]] [[motion]].
8. {{synonym of|en|sweet flag||Acorus calamus}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] or [[swing]] from [[side to side]]; or [[backward]] and [[forward]]; to [[rock]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To move or [[wield]] with the [[hand]]; to [[swing]]; to wield.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[influence]] or [[direct]] by [[power]], [[authority]], [[persuasion]], or by [[moral]] [[force]]; to [[rule]]; to [[govern]]; to [[guide]]. Compare ''[[persuade]]''.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cause]] to [[incline]] or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to [[bias]]; to [[turn]]; to [[bend]]; to [[warp]].
5. {{lb|en|nautical|transitive}} To [[hoist]] (a [[mast]] or yard) into [[position]].
6. To be [[drawn]] to one side by weight or influence; to [[lean]]; to [[incline]].
7. To have weight or influence.
8. To bear sway; to [[rule]]; to [[govern]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|dist/New Forest|co/Hampshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SZ2798}}.

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