Back and forth...back and forth...back and forth...are you sea sick yet? The sway, or rocking motion, of a boat is too much for many stomachs.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield;
Noun
pitching dangerously to one side
Noun
controlling influence
Verb
move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
Verb
cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
Verb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
Verb
win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
v. i.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to
sway the scepter.
v. i.
To influence or direct by power and authority; by
persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
v. i.
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.
v. i.
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
v. i.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean;
to incline.
v. i.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and
forward.
v. i.
To have weight or influence.
v. i.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
n.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a
weapon.
n.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side;
as, the sway of desires.
n.
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
n.
Rule; dominion; control.
n.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Sway
As sparkles from the anvil rise, When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed.2.
The will of man is by his reason swayed.
She could not sway her house.
This was the race To sway the world, and land and sea subdue.3.
As bowls run true by being made On purpose false, and to be swayed.
Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest.4.
Sway
The balance sways on our part.2.
The example of sundry churches . . . doth sway much.4.
Hadst thou swayed as kings should do.
Sway
With huge two-handed sway brandished aloft.2.
Expert When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway Of battle.4.
When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station.5.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield;
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Usage Examples
I've been on so many movies. Generally, I haven't gotten to be on the ground level. As of two years ago, in 'Dear John,' I got to really be on the ground floor. I wasn't a producer. I felt like I put the work in, and I did have a lot of sway on what got fixed, reshoots, so on and so forth. It felt really good.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.