sway

sway: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. swing, rock; influence, direct, control, rule, bias, prejudice, warp; lurch, rock, roll, reel, dangle. See cause, agitation. —n. domination, rule; influence; oscillation. See authority, power.

II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Fluctuation]

Syn. swaying, swinging, swing, leaning, oscillation, vibration, undulation, wave, wavering, pulsation.

2. [Authority]

Syn. power, jurisdiction, rule; see dominion 1 , government 1 , power 2 .
See Synonym Study at power .
• hold sway,

Syn. rule, control, dominate; see govern 1 , reign .
v.
1. [To fluctuate]

Syn. bend, oscillate, swagger; see swing 1 , wave 3 .

2. [To influence]

Syn. persuade, affect, divert; see affect 1 , influence .
See Synonym Study at affect , swing .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. swinging leaning, undulation, fluctuation.

2. influence control, power, command, domination, rule, hand, reign, authority, mastery.

II
v.
1. move from side to side swing, move to and fro, move back and forth, waver, wobble, fluctuate, undulate, oscillate, rock, teeter, vacillate.

2. influence persuade, talk into, divert, control, brainwash, prevail upon, move, convince, impress, win over, lead, guide, *sell on.

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move rhythmically back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above: oscillate, swing. See MOVE, REPETITION. 2. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall: teeter, totter, vacillate, waver, weave, wobble. See REPETITION. 3. To have an impact on in a certain way: dispose, incline, influence, predispose. See AFFECT, LIKE. 4. Archaic. To exercise the authority of a sovereign: govern, reign, rule. Idiom: wear the crown (or purple). See OVER. II noun 1. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: authority, command, control, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty. Informal: say-so. See OVER. 2. The power to produce an effect by indirect means: influence, leverage, weight. Informal: clout. Slang: pull. See AFFECT. 3. The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled: command, control, dominance, domination, dominion, mastery, reign, rule. See OVER.

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Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish, poise, balance, Govern, bear rule, reign, Power, dominion, control, empire, domination, command, rule, government, sovereignty, ascendency, authority, predominance, mastership, mastery, supreme power / Bias, bend, turn, Have weight, have influence, prevail, Influence, weight, authority, direction, bias / Rule, govern, direct, guide, control, influence, Incline, lean, Preponderation, preponderance / Hoist, raise, Swing, sweep

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Sway — (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf. {Swag}, v. i.] 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sway — Sway, n. 1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon. [1913 Webster] With huge two handed sway brandished aloft. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sway — ist: ein Ort in England, siehe Sway (Hampshire) ein Unternehmen für Spezialeffekt in der Filmbranche, siehe Sway (Unternehmen) ein Konzept für eine schwimmende Windkraftanlage ein Künstlername, siehe Sister Sway eine Hardrockband aus Hannover,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sway — (sw[=a]), v. i. 1. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. [1913 Webster] The balance sways on our part. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward. [1913 Webster] 3. To have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sway — Sway англоязычная версия песни «¿Quién será?», мамбо 1953 года мексиканского композитора и руководителя оркестра Пабло Бельтрана Руиса. В 1954 году английский текст написал Норман Джимбел[1], и песню записал Дин Мартин (его запись … Википедия
sway — sway; sway·er; sway·ing·ly; sway·less; … English syllables
sway — [n] strong influence amplitude, authority, clout, command, control, dominion, empire, expanse, government, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, predominance, range, reach, regime, reign, rule, run, scope, sovereignty, spread, stretch, sweep;… … New thesaurus
sway — [swā] vi. [ME sweyen < ON sveigja, to turn, bend: for IE base see SWATHE1] 1. a) to swing or move from side to side or to and fro b) to vacillate or alternate between one position, opinion, etc. and another c) to lean or incline to one side;… … English World dictionary
sway — ► VERB 1) move slowly and rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side. 2) cause (someone) to change their opinion; influence. 3) literary rule; govern. ► NOUN 1) a swaying movement. 2) influence; rule. ● … English terms dictionary
sway — c.1300, to go, glide, move, probably from O.N. sveigja to bend, swing, give way, from P.Gmc. *swaigijanan and related to SWAG (Cf. swag) (v.) and SWING (Cf. swing). The sense of swing, wave, waver is first recorded c.1500. Related: Swayed;… … Etymology dictionary
sway — vb 1 *swing, oscillate, fluctuate, pendulate, vibrate, waver, undulate Analogous words: *shake, rock, agitate, convulse 2 influence, impress, strike, touch, *affect Analogous words: control, direct, manage, *conduct: rule, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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