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