Princeton's WordNet

1. sway(noun)

   controlling influence

2. rock, careen, sway, tilt(verb)

   pitching dangerously to one side

3. 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"

4. swing, sway(verb)

   move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

   "He swung back"

5. carry, persuade, sway(verb)

   win approval or support for

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

6. rock, sway(verb)

   cause to move back and forth

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

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. sway(verb)ɪ

   to move from side to side

   buildings swaying in the earthquake; The dancers sway to the beat.

2. swayɪ

   to change sb's opinion or belief

   The new speech failed to sway voters.

Wiktionary

1. sway(Noun)

   The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

2. sway(Noun)

   A rocking or swinging motion.

   The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.

3. sway(Noun)

   Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.

   I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.

4. sway(Noun)

   Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

5. sway(Noun)

   Rule; dominion; control.

6. sway(Noun)

   A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

7. sway(Noun)

   The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion

8. sway(Verb)

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

9. sway(Verb)

   To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

10. sway(Verb)

    To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade

    Do you think you can sway their decision?

11. 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

    judgment swayed by passion

12. sway(Verb)

    To hoist (a mast or yard) into position

    to sway up the yards

13. sway(Verb)

    To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

14. sway(Verb)

    To have weight or influence.

15. sway(Verb)

    To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Origin: Earlier 'to fall, swoon', from sweyen, from sveigja 'to bend, bow', from swaigijanan (cf. East Frisian swooie 'to swing, wave', Dutch zwaaien 'id.', Low German 'to sway in the wind'), from swaig- (cf. Lithuanian svaĩgti ‘to become giddy or dizzy’, Avestan pairipairišxuaxta ‘to surround’, Sanskrit ‘he embraces, enfolds’).

Webster Dictionary

1. Sway(verb)

   to move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter

2. Sway(verb)

   to influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide

3. 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; judgment swayed by passion

4. Sway(verb)

   to hoist; as, to sway up the yards

5. Sway(verb)

   to be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline

6. Sway(verb)

   to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward

7. Sway(verb)

   to have weight or influence

8. Sway(verb)

   to bear sway; to rule; to govern

9. Sway(noun)

   the act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon

10. Sway(noun)

    influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires

11. Sway(noun)

    preponderance; turn or cast of balance

12. Sway(noun)

    rule; dominion; control

13. Sway(noun)

    a switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work

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