[n] pitching dangerously to one side
[n] controlling influence
[v] cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"; "The teenager's parents were not swayed by their daughter's arguments"
[v] move back and forth in an unstable manner; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "the tree shook in the wind"
[v] cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
[v] move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
[v] sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind
[v] move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a vehicle out of control
[v] win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"
Synonyms
careen, careen, carry, nod, persuade, persuade, rock, rock, shake, shift, swing, tilt, tilt, wobble