seesaw
nounEtymology
Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.
Definitions
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one…
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 series of up-and-down movements.
A series of alternating movements or feelings.
- He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a see-saw between the hypothesis and the fact.
- Manchester Citykept up their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with victory over QPR in an entertaining see-saw encounter at Loftus Road.
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An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical…
An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an…
A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
To use a seesaw.
To fluctuate.
- When I think of your kisses / My mind see-saws
To cause to move backward and forward in a seesaw fashion.
- He see-saws himself to and fro.
Fluctuating.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA