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Definition of 'sway'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) sway
to move or swing to and fro, as something fastened at one end.

2.  sway
to move or incline to one side.

3.  sway
to incline in opinion, sympathy, etc.

4.  sway
to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion.

5.  sway
to wield power; exercise rule.

6. (v.t.) sway
to cause to move to and fro.

7.  sway
to cause to move to one side.

8.  sway
Naut. to hoist or raise (a yard, topmast, or the like) (usu. fol. by up).

9.  sway
to cause to fluctuate or vacillate.

10.  sway
to influence (the mind, emotions, etc., or a person).

11.  sway
to cause to swerve, as from a purpose or a course of action.

12.  sway
to dominate; rule or govern.

13. (n.) sway
the act of swaying; swaying movement.

14.  sway
dominating power or influence.

15.  sway
rule; dominion.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME sweyen < ON sveigja to bend, sway (transit.))

Definition of 'sway'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sway
controlling influence

2. (verb) rock, careen, sway, tilt
pitching dangerously to one side

3. (verb) rock, sway, shake
move back and forth or sideways
"the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

4. (verb) swing, sway
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
"He swung back"

5. (verb) carry, persuade, sway
win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

6. (verb) rock, sway
cause to move back and forth
"rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

Definition of 'sway'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) sway
to move from side to side
buildings swaying in the earthquake; The dancers sway to the beat.

2. sway
to change sb's opinion or belief
The new speech failed to sway voters.

Definition of 'sway'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sway
the act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon

2. (noun) sway
influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires

3. (noun) sway
preponderance; turn or cast of balance

4. (noun) sway
rule; dominion; control

5. (noun) sway
a switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work

6. (verb) sway
to move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter

7. (verb) sway
to influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide

8. (verb) sway
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

9. (verb) sway
to hoist; as, to sway up the yards

10. (verb) sway
to be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline

11. (verb) sway
to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward

12. (verb) sway
to have weight or influence

13. (verb) sway
to bear sway; to rule; to govern

Translation of 'sway'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action The branches swayed gently in the breeze.
Afrikaans: wieg	Arabic: يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح	Bulgarian: люлея (се)
Brazilian: (fazer) oscilar	Czech: houpat se	German: schaukeln
Danish: svaje	Greek: λικνίζομαι	Spanish: balancear(se), mecer(se)
Estonian: õõtsuma, kõigutama	Farsi: نوسان كردن	Finnish: huojua
French: se balancer	Hebrew: לְהִתנוֹעֵע	Hindi: झूलना, झूलाना
Croatian: njihati se, ljuljati	Hungarian: lebeg	Indonesian: menggoyang
Icelandic: rugga, vagga	Italian: ondeggiare	Japanese: 揺れる
Korean: 흔들리다	Lithuanian: siūbuoti, linguoti	Latvian: šūpoties; līgoties
Malay: bergoyang	Dutch: zwaaien	Norwegian: svaie, svinge, vogge
Polish: kołysać się	Persian: نوسان كردن	Pashto: نوسان کول
Portuguese: (fazer) oscilar	Romanian: a se balansa	Russian: качать(ся)
Slovak: hojdať sa	Slovenian: zibati se	Serbian: njihati se
Swedish: svänga, gunga, vaja	Thai: แกว่งไปมา	Turkish: salla(n)mak, yalpala(n)ma
Taiwanese: 搖動	Ukrainian: гойдати(ся), колихати(ся)	Urdu: ڈگمگانا، جھولنا
Vietnamese: đu đưa. lắc lư	Chinese: 摇动
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