sway

sway  (sw)

v. swayed, sway·ing, sways

v.intr.

1. To swing back and forth or to and fro. See Synonyms at swing.

2. To incline or bend to one side; veer: She swayed and put out a hand to steady herself.

3.

a. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling.

b. To fluctuate, as in outlook.

v.tr.

1. To cause to swing back and forth or to and fro.

2. To cause to incline or bend to one side.

3. Nautical To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

4.

a. To divert; deflect.

b. To exert influence on or control over: His speech swayed the voters.

5. Archaic

a. To rule or govern.

b. To wield, as a weapon or scepter.

n.

1. The act of moving from side to side with a swinging motion.

2. Power; influence.

3. Dominion or control.

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[Middle English sweien, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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swayer n.

swaying·ly adv.

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sway

Verb

1. to swing to and fro: red poppies swayed in the faint breeze

2. to lean to one side and then the other: entire rows swayed in time

3. to be unable to decide between two or more opinions

4. to influence (someone) in his or her opinion or judgment

Noun

1. power or influence

2. a swinging or leaning movement

3. hold sway to have power or influence [probably from Old Norse sveigja to bend]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sway - controlling influence                 power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
	2.	sway - pitching dangerously to one side     careen, tilt, rock pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
Verb	1.	sway - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" rock, shake roll - move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" rock, sway - cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" nutate - rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily swag - sway heavily or unsteadily move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction totter - move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table"
	2.	sway - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" swing weave, waver - sway to and fro move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction lash - lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail" oscillate, vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" brachiate - swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"
	3.	sway - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" persuade, carry carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
	4.	sway - cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" rock move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" rock, sway, shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

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sway

verb 1. move from side to side, rock, wave, roll, swing, bend, lean, incline, lurch, oscillate, move to and fro

verb 2. influence, control, direct, affect, guide, dominate, persuade, govern, win over, induce, prevail on

noun 3. power, control, influence, government, rule, authority, command, sovereignty, jurisdiction, clout (informal) dominion, predominance, ascendency hold sway prevail, rule, predominate, reign

Translations

sway [sweɪ] vi → mecerse, balancearse

vt (= influence) → mover, influir en

n (= rule, power): sway (over) → dominio (sobre);

to hold sway over sb → dominar a algn, mantener el dominio sobre algn

sway [sweɪ] vi → se balancer, osciller; tanguer

vt (= influence) → influencer

n (= rule, power);

sway (over) → emprise f (sur);

to hold sway over sb → avoir de l'emprise sur qn

sway [sweɪ] vi → schwanken

vt (influence) → beeinflussen

n to hold sway → herrschen;

to hold sway over sb → jdn beherrschen or in seiner Macht haben

sway [sweɪ] vi [building] → oscillare; [tree] → ondeggiare; [person] → barcollare

vt (= influence) → influenzare

n (= rule, power): sway (over) → influenza (su);

to hold sway over sb → dominare qn

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sway

v sway [swei]

1 to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action The branches swayed gently in the breeze. wieg يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح люлея (се) houpat se svaje schaukeln λικνίζομαι balancear(se), mecer(se) õõtsuma, kõigutama نوسان كردن huojua, heiluttaa se balancer לְהִתנוֹעֵע झूलना, झूलाना njihati se, ljuljati lebeg menggoyang rugga, vagga ondeggiare 揺れる 흔들(리)다 siūbuoti, linguoti šūpoties; līgoties bergoyang zwaaien svaie, svinge, vogge kołysać się (fazer) oscilar a se balansa качать(ся) hojdať sa zibati se njihati se svänga, gunga, vaja แกว่งไปมา salla(n)mak, yalpala(n)mak 搖動 гойдати(ся), колихати(ся) ڈگمگانا، جھولنا đu đưa. lắc lư 摇动

2 to influence the opinion etc of She's too easily swayed by her feelings. beïnvloed يتأثَّر колебая се ovlivnit påvirke beeinflussen επηρεάζω influir, influenciar; persuadir mõjutama تحت تاثير قرار دادن vaikuttaa influencer לְהַשפִּיע עַל= प्रभावित करना uplivati, utjecati na koga befolyásol mempengaruhi sveigja (e-n) í tiltekna átt influenzare 動かす ...에 영향을 주다, ...을 흔들리게 하다 paveikti, palenkti ietekmēt mempengaruhi be{#225}{#139}{#225}nvloeden la seg påvirke/lede av wpływać na, powodować influenciar a influenţa поколебать ovplyvniť vplivati uticati na nekoga påverka, få att vackla ลังเลใจ etkilemek 影響 мати вплив راءے پر اثر انداز ہونا gây ảnh hưởng 影响

n

1 the motion of swaying the sway of the ship's deck. wieg حَرَكَة سَطْح السَّفينَه люшкане houpání gyngen; svajen das Schaukeln λίκνισμα balanceo, bamboleo õõtsumine نوسان huojunta balancement הִתנוֹעֲעוּת दोलन, झूल njihanje, talasanje hintázás goyangan veltingur, vagg oscillazione 揺れ 동요, 진동 siūbavimas šūpošanās; līgošanās goyangan het slingeren svaiing, svinging kołysanie się, chwianie balanço balans качание; колебание hojdanie zibanje njihanje svängning, gungning, krängning การแกว่งไกว sallanma, yalpalama 搖擺 гойдання, колихання ڈگمگاہٹ sự lắc lư 摇摆

2 power, rule or control people under the sway of the dictator. invloed سَيْطرَه، حُكْم влияние nadvláda i nogens magt die Herrschaft κυριαρχία, έλεγχος dominio, influencia võim سلطه valta domination שִׁלטוֹן शासन, हुकुमत utjecaj, vlast uralom kekuasaan áhrifavald, áhrif dominio 支配 지배(권), 통치 galia, įtaka, valdžia ietekme; vara kuasa heerschappij makt, herredømme władza, wpływy domínio dominaţie власть nadvláda; vplyv vpliv uticaj makt, välde อำนาจครอบงำ denetim, idare 統治 влада, управління حکمرانی، فرمانرواءی sự thống trị, thế lực 统治