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.

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

To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

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

To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.

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

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

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 have weight or influence.