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1. Move back and forth or sideways
   "the tall building swayed";
   - rock, shake
    
2. Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
   "He swayed back";
   - swing
    
3. Win approval or support for
   "His speech did not sway the voters";
   - carry, persuade
    
4. Cause to move back and forth
   "the wind swayed the trees gently";
   - rock

1. Controlling influence
    
2. Pitching dangerously to one side
   - rock, careen, tilt

Derived forms: swayed, swaying, sways

Type of: act upon, displace, influence, lurch, move, move back and forth, pitch, pitching, power, powerfulness, work

Encyclopedia: Sway, Sway Baby!