side-sway
1sway — [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;… …
2Sway — (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… …
3Sway — (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… …
4sway — ► 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. ● …
5Sway — 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… …
6sway — 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 * * * [sweɪ] to sway back and… …
7sway — sway1 [ sweı ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to move or swing gently from side to side: The ladder swayed precariously. Their bodies swayed to the music. a ) transitive to make something move or swing from side to side: She walked along, swaying her… …
8sway — I UK [sweɪ] / US verb Word forms sway : present tense I/you/we/they sway he/she/it sways present participle swaying past tense swayed past participle swayed * 1) a) [intransitive] to move or swing gently from side to side The ladder swayed… …
9sway — verb 1 from side to side/backwards and forwards ADVERB ▪ gently, lightly, a little, slightly ▪ alarmingly (esp. BrE), dangerously, precariously ▪ …
10sway — swayable, adj. swayer, n. swayingly, adv. /sway/, v.i. 1. to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy,… …