noun rule; dominion; control.
2. sway ·vi to have weight or influence.
3. sway ·noun preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
4. sway ·noun a switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
5. sway ·vi to hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
6. sway ·vi to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
7. sway ·noun the act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
8. sway ·vi to bear sway; to rule; to govern.
9. sway ·noun influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
10. sway ·vi to be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
11. sway ·vi to move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
12. sway ·vi to influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
13. sway ·vi 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.