hoist incline

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• sway — swayable, adj. swayer, n. swayingly, adv. /sway/, v.i. 1. to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy,… …   Universalium

• sway — /sweɪ / (say sway) verb (i) 1. to move to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support; swing to and fro. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy, tendency, etc. 4. to… …  

• sway — [swā] vi. [ME sweyen < ON sveigja, to turn, bend: for IE base see SWATHE1] 1. a) to swing or move from side to side or to and fro b) to vacillate or alternate between one position, opinion, etc. and another c) to lean or incline to one side;… …   English World dictionary

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• sway — [[t]sweɪ[/t]] v. i. 1) to move or swing to and fro, as something fastened at one end 2) to move or incline to one side 3) to incline in opinion, sympathy, etc 4) to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion 5) to wield power; exercise rule 6) to… …   From formal English to slang

• Sway — (sw[=a]), 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swayed — Sway Sway (sw[=a]), 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English