Swag vs. Sway — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Swag and Sway
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Swag
A curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
Sway
To swing back and forth or to and fro.
Swag
Money or goods taken by a thief or burglar
Garden machinery is the most popular swag
Sway
To incline or bend to one side; veer
She swayed and put out a hand to steady herself.
Swag
Bold self-assurance of style or manner
Adam had swag—he moved like a man who had the world at his feet
She's proved she's got swag with this sporty two-piece
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Sway
To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling
He swayed toward trying out for the chorus.
Swag
A traveller's or miner's bundle of personal belongings.
Sway
To fluctuate, as in outlook.
Swag
Arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric
Swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs
Sway
To cause to swing back and forth or to and fro
The breeze swayed the wheat.
Swag
Travel with one's personal belongings in a bundle
We were swagging it in Queensland
Swagging my way up to the Northern Territory
Sway
To cause to incline or bend
The wind swayed the trees toward the house.
Swag
Hang heavily
The crinkly old hide swags here and there
Sway
To exert influence or control over
His speech swayed the voters.
Swag
An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points.
Sway
(Nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
Swag
An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit.
Sway
To rule or govern.
Swag
A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament.
Sway
To wield, as a weapon or scepter.
Swag
Promotional items, especially when given for free, considered as a group.
Sway
The act of moving from side to side with a swinging motion.
Swag
(Slang) Stolen property; loot.
Sway
Influence or control
The mayor has a lot of sway in our town.
Swag
(Australian) The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.
Sway
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swag
(Slang) See schwag.
Sway
A rocking or swinging motion.
The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.
Swag
Chiefly British To lurch or sway.
Sway
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.
Swag
(Australian) To travel about with a pack or swag.
Sway
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swag
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) sway.
Sway
Rule; dominion; control; power.
Swag
(intransitive) To droop; to sag.
Sway
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swag
(transitive) To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
Sway
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
Swag
(transitive) To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
Sway
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
Sway to the music
The trees swayed in the breeze.
Swag
To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
Sway
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
To sway the sceptre
Swag
To transport stolen goods.
Sway
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
Do you think you can sway their decision?
Swag
(window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
Sway
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
Reeds swayed by the wind
Judgment swayed by passion
Swag
A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
Sway
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
To sway up the yards
Swag
(slang) Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
Sway
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swag
A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
Sway
To have weight or influence.
Swag
Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
Sway
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swag
Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.
Sway
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.
Swag
The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
Sway
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.
She could not sway her house.
This was the raceTo sway the world, and land and sea subdue.
Swag
A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
Sway
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 madeOn purpose false, and to be swayed.
Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest.
Swag
A large quantity (of something).
Sway
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Swag
To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.
Sway
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
The balance sways on our part.
Swag
To sink down by its weight; to sag.
I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth.
Sway
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Swag
To tramp carrying a swag.
Sway
To have weight or influence.
The example of sundry churches . . . doth sway much.
Swag
A swaying, irregular motion.
Sway
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Hadst thou swayed as kings should do.
Swag
A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.
Sway
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
With huge two-handed sway brandished aloft.
Swag
A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder; - called also a bluey, or a drum.
He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself.
Sway
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Swag
Valuable goods
Sway
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
ExpertWhen to advance, or stand, or turn the swayOf battle.
Swag
Goods or money obtained illegally
Sway
Rule; dominion; control.
When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,The post of honor is a private station.
Swag
A bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
Sway
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swag
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Sway
Controlling influence
Swag
Walk as if unable to control one's movements;
The drunken man staggered into the room
Sway
Pitching dangerously to one side
Swag
Sway heavily or unsteadily
Sway
Move back and forth or sideways;
The ship was rocking
The tall building swayed
She rocked back and forth on her feet
Sway
Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;
He swung back
Sway
Win approval or support for;
Carry all before one
His speech did not sway the voters
Sway
Cause to move back and forth;
Rock the cradle
Rock the baby
The wind swayed the trees gently
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