Backed |
of Back |
imp. & p. p. |
Backed |
Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed. |
a. |
Broken-backed |
Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair. |
a. |
Broken-backed |
Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship. |
a. |
Razor-backed |
Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc. |
a. |
Roach-backed |
Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve. |
a. |
Round-backed |
Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered. |
a. |
Saddle-backed |
Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle. |
a. |
Saddle-backed |
Having a low back and high neck, as a horse. |
a. |
Stiff-backed |
Obstinate. |
a. |
Sway |
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter. |
v. i. |
Sway |
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. |
v. i. |
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. |
v. i. |
Sway |
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards. |
v. i. |
Sway |
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline. |
v. i. |
Sway |
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward. |
v. i. |
Sway |
To have weight or influence. |
v. i. |
Sway |
To bear sway; to rule; to govern. |
v. i. |
Sway |
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon. |
n. |
Sway |
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires. |
n. |