Definitions
1.verbTo move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock."sway to the music; The trees swayed in the breeze."
2.verbTo move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield."to sway the sceptre"
3.verbTo influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade."Do you think you can sway their decision?"
4.verbTo cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp."reeds swayed by the wind; judgment swayed by passion"
5.verbTo hoist (a mast or yard) into position."to sway up the yards"
6.verbTo be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
7.verbTo have weight or influence.
8.verbTo bear sway; to rule; to govern.
9.nounThe motion of something that sways.
10.nounAn injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.