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List of meaning for sway

control or dominion

sway(noun)

controlling influence

rock, careen, sway, tilt(verb)

pitching dangerously to one side

rock, sway, shake(verb)

move back and forth or sideways

"the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

swing, sway(verb)

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

"He swung back"

carry, persuade, sway(verb)

win approval or support for

"Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

rock, sway(verb)

cause to move back and forth

"rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

the power to bring about a result on another

under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly

outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities

the right or means to command or control others

a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

how can you not be swayed by that precious kitten, meowing as if to say, "Please take me home with you?"

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous

to exercise authority or power over

an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world

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