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swayed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swayed \Swayed\, a. Bent down and hollow in the back sway-backed; -- said of a horse. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sway \Sway\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr & vb n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja akin to E. swing; cf D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf {Swag}, v. i.] 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as to sway the scepter. As sparkles from the anvil rise, When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed. --Spenser. 2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule to govern; to guide. The will of man is by his reason swayed. --Shak. She could not sway her house. --Shak. This was the race To sway the world, and land and sea subdue. --Dryden. 3. 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. As bowls run true by being made On purpose false, and to be swayed. --Hudibras. Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest. --Tillotson. 4. (Naut.) To hoist; as to sway up the yards. Syn: To bias; rule govern; direct; influence; swing; move wave; wield.
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