have+sway
11sway — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. lean or cause to lean unsteadily in different directions alternately. 2 intr. oscillate irregularly; waver. 3 tr. a control the motion or direction of. b have influence or rule over. n. 1 rule, influence, or government… …
12sway — 1. verb 1) the curtains swayed in the breeze Syn: swing, shake, oscillate, undulate, move to and fro, move back and forth 2) she swayed on her feet Syn: stagger, wobble, rock, lurch, reel …
13sway — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swing, rock; influence, direct, control, rule, bias, prejudice, warp; lurch, rock, roll, reel, dangle. See cause, agitation. n. domination, rule; influence; oscillation. See authority, power. II… …
14sway — verb 1》 move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side. 2》 cause to change in opinion, action, etc.; influence. 3》 literary rule; govern. noun 1》 a rhythmical movement from side to side. 2》 influence or rule. Phrases hold …
15sway — I. v. a. 1. Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish, poise, balance. 2. Bias, bend, turn. 3. Rule, govern, direct, guide, control, influence. 4. (Naut.) Hoist, raise. II. v. n. 1. Govern, bear rule, reign …
16hold sway — have great power or influence. → sway …
17Sister Sway — is a singing girl duo who participated in the 1999 Great British Song Contest with the song Until You Saved My Life. The pair were sisters Nikki and Mandy Jackson. It was Nikki s second attempt at Eurovision, having finished 2nd in the 1988 A… …
18hold sway — they had held sway in France for a quarter of a century Syn: hold power, wield power, exercise power, have jurisdiction, have authority, have dominion, rule, be in control, predominate; have the upper hand, have the edge, have the whip hand, have …
19hold sway — ► FORMAL to have control or influence over someone or something: »Party leaders held sway over the hearings. Main Entry: ↑hold …
20hold sway — 1. to control. Each group that held sway over a particular strip of the Mississippi River controlled who used it. 2. to have great influence. Ten years after she correctly predicted the crash, she still holds sway among stock brokers …
