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seesaw

see·saw

UK/ˈsiː.sɔː/ US/ˈsi.sɔ/ rare
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

Synonyms

verb

1.

ride on a plank

2.

move up and down as if on a seesaw

3.

move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Synonyms

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • Tipper and See-Saw Time

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