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seesaw

[ see-saw ]

noun

  1. a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
  2. a plank or apparatus for this recreation.
  3. an up-and-down or a back-and-forth movement or procedure.
  4. Whist. a crossruff.


adjective

  1. moving up and down, back and forth, or alternately ahead and behind:

    It was a seesaw game with the lead changing hands many times.

verb (used without object)

  1. to move in a seesaw manner:

    The boat seesawed in the heavy sea.

  2. to ride or play on a seesaw.
  3. to keep changing one's decision, opinion, or attitude; vacillate.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to move in a seesaw manner.

seesaw

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noun

  1. a plank balanced in the middle so that two people seated on the ends can ride up and down by pushing on the ground with their feet
  2. the pastime of riding up and down on a seesaw
    1. an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement
    2. ( as modifier )

      a seesaw movement

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to move up and down or back and forth in such a manner; oscillate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seesaw1

1630–40 as part of a jingle accompanying a children's game; gradational compound based on saw 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seesaw1

C17: reduplication of saw 1, alluding to the movement from side to side, as in sawing
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Example Sentences

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