sway - English → Finnish-Hungarian - Dictionary

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

n A rocking or swinging motion.

n influence | 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.

n The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion

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

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

v To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade

v 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

v (nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position

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

v To have weight or influence.

v To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

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