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