sway
n 1: controlling influence
2: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {careen}, {tilt}]
v 1: move back and forth, like a ship [syn: {rock}, {shake}]
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung
back" [syn: {swing}]
3: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one" [syn: {carry},
{persuade}]
4: move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a
vehicle out of control [syn: {careen}, {wobble}, {shift},
{tilt}]
5: sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the
wind [syn: {nod}]