To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
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.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
To have weight or influence.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
The tendancy for a vehicle's mass to shift to one side or the other during normal or exceptional driving conditions. The side to side motion of a vehicle.
A tilt of the chest to the side, without lowering the torso Stretching from the side upwards
Refers to the "fish-tailing" action of a trailer caused by external forces that set the trailer's mass into a lateral (side-to-side) motion. The trailer's wheels serve as the axis or pivot point. . Also known as "yaw".
pitching dangerously to one side
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
a mis-shifting of weight to the right side
describes the "sliding" lateral, side-to-side motion of a ship; one of the six principal motions of a ship in waves compare heave, pitch, roll, surge, yaw
The term sway has a specific meaning in the technique of ballroom dancing. Basically, it describes a body position in which its upper part gracefully deflects from the vertical. Sway may be an element of both stationary and moving fdance figures. In moving figures, sway is commonly achieved as a natural result of body swing, but small amounts from other sources may be useful as an inflection. Possible angles of sway range from having the upper body substantially trailing the lower through a movement, to having the upper body a very small amount in advance. The purposes of sway are both better control of dance motion and aesthetics. Substantial abdominal strength may be needed to fully utilize sway without the body line breaking awkwardly at the waist.
Side-to-side wandering of a trailer under tow.
Lateral movement of the center of gravity of a ship. See heave, surge, ship motion.