Sway

A rocking or swinging motion

A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work

Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side

Preponderance; turn or cast of balance

Rule; dominion; control

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon

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

To bear sway; to rule; to govern

To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp

To have weight or influence

To hoist

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

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

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