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| see·saw [ s sàw ] |
noun (plural see·saws) |
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1. playground toy: a playground toy in which two people sit at either end of a bar balanced in the middle and take turns riding up into the air
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2. seesaw riding: the game of riding a seesaw
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3. up-and-down movement: an up-and-down, back-and-forth, or otherwise alternating movement, e.g. in the popularity of one political party over another
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intransitive verb (past and past participle see·sawed, present participle see·saw·ing, 3rd person present singular see·saws) |
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1. ride seesaw: to ride up and down on a seesaw
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2. move like seesaw: to move in an alternating fashion, especially back and forth or up and down
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3. alternate: to change regularly and repeatedly from one thing to another, e.g. one state of mind to another
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| [Mid-17th century. Probably to suggest the repetitive action of a two-handled saw] |
