seesaw (verb)
1seesaw — 1630s, in see saw sacke a downe, words in a rhythmic jingle used by children and repetitive motion workers, probably imitative of the rhythmic back and forth motion of sawyers working a two man saw over wood or stone (see SAW (Cf. saw)).… …
2seesaw — I. noun Etymology: probably from reduplication of 3saw Date: 1704 1. an alternating up and down or backward and forward motion or movement; also a contest or struggle in which now one side now the other has the lead 2. a. a pastime in which two… …
3Seesaw — A seesaw (also known as a teeter totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down.In a playground setting, the board is balanced in the exact center. A person sits on each end and they take… …
4seesaw — [[t]si͟ːsɔː[/t]] seesaws, seesawing, seesawed also see saw 1) N COUNT A seesaw is a long board which is balanced on a fixed part in the middle. To play on it, a child sits on each end, and when one end goes up, the other goes down. There was a… …
5seesaw — I UK [ˈsiːˌsɔː] / US [ˈsɪˌsɔ] noun Word forms seesaw : singular seesaw plural seesaws 1) [countable] a long board for children to play on, balanced on a support in the middle 2) [singular] a situation that keeps changing, especially one that… …
6seesaw — /ˈsiˌsɔ / (say see.saw) noun 1. a plank or beam balanced at the middle so that its ends may rise and fall alternately. 2. a children s game in which participants ride up and down on the ends of such a plank. 3. a moving up and down or back and… …
7seesaw — I noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑teeter, ↑teeter totter, ↑teetertotter, ↑teeterboard, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board …
8seesaw — see|saw1 [ si,sɔ ] noun 1. ) count a long board for children to play on, balanced on a support in the middle. A children s word for this is teeter totter. 2. ) singular a situation that keeps changing, especially one that involves two opposite… …
9seesaw — 1. noun a) A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down; a teeter totter b) a series of up and down movements. Syn: teeter totter 2. verb …
10seesaw — 1. verb interest rates continue to seesaw Syn: fluctuate, swing, go up and down, rise and fall, oscillate, alternate, yo yo, vary 2. noun the seesaws on the playground Syn: teeter totter …
