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What (who) is Sway - definition
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Sway (disambiguation); Sway (Rapper); Sway (rapper); Sway (album); Sway (song); Sway (musician)
sway
I
n.
dominance
1) to hold sway over
2) under smb.'s sway
II
v.
1) to sway gently
2) (D; intr.) to sway to (to sway to the music)
3) (misc.) to sway from side to side; to sway back and forth; to sway in the breeze
sway
I. v. a.
1.
Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish, poise, balance.
2.
Bias, bend, turn.
3.
Rule, govern, direct, guide, control, influence.
4.
(Naut.) Hoist, raise.
II. v. n.
1.
Govern, bear rule, reign.
2.
Have weight, have influence, prevail.
3.
Incline, lean.
III. n.
1.
Power, dominion, control, empire, domination, command, rule, government, sovereignty, ascendency, authority, predominance, mastership, mastery, supreme power.
2.
Influence, weight, authority, direction, bias.
3.
Preponderation, preponderance.
4.
Swing, sweep.
sway
¦ verb
1. move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.
2. cause to change in opinion, action, etc.; influence.
3. literary rule; govern.
¦ noun
1. a rhythmical movement from side to side.
2. influence or rule.
Phrases
hold sway have great power or influence.
Origin
ME: related to Low Ger. swajen 'be blown to and fro' and Du. zwaaien 'swing, walk totteringly'.
Examples of use of Sway
1. "He‘s trying to get her to sway people but, no, her opinion wouldn‘t sway me." (Editing by Alan Elsner;)
2. They also sing and sway in trance at these shrines.
3. Abu Sway, with texts that are sacred and untouchable.
4. Communist ideology may still hold sway in North Korea.
5. Perhaps the officials helped sway some sentiment in Tel Aviv.