·noun Rule; dominion; control.
II. Sway ·vi To have weight or influence.
III. Sway ·noun Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
IV. Sway ·noun A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
V. Sway ·vi To Hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
VI. Sway ·vi To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
VII. Sway ·noun The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
VIII. Sway ·vi To bear sway; to Rule; to Govern.
IX. Sway ·noun Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
X. Sway ·vi To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to Lean; to Incline.
XI. Sway ·vi To move or wield with the hand; to Swing; to Wield; as, to sway the scepter.
XII. Sway ·vi To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to Rule; to Govern; to Guide.
XIII. Sway ·vi 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.