manipulate vs sway

manipulate

verb
  • To move, arrange or operate something using the hands 

  • To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use 

  • To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose 

  • To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something 

sway

verb
  • To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield. 

  • To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade. 

  • To bear sway; to rule; to govern. 

  • To hoist (a mast or yard) into position. 

  • To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. 

  • To have weight or influence. 

  • To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp. 

  • To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock. 

noun
  • The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon. 

  • Preponderance; turn or cast of balance. 

  • Rule; dominion; control; power. 

  • A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work. 

  • The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion. 

  • A rocking or swinging motion. 

  • Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side 

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