sway

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
2. 2
   A rocking or swinging motion.
3. 3
   Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
4. 4
   Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
5. 5
   Rule; dominion; control; power.
6. 6
   A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
7. 7
   The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.

Verb

1. 1
   To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
2. 2
   To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
3. 3
   To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
4. 4
   To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
5. 5
   To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
6. 6
   To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
7. 7
   To have weight or influence.
8. 8
   To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2798).