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seesaw
(sē′sô′)
noun
- a plank balanced on a support at the middle, used by children at play, who ride the ends so that when one goes up, the other comes down
- the act of riding a plank in this way
- any up-and-down or back-and-forth movement or change, as in the lead in a competition
Origin: redupl. of saw: from the action of sawing
adjective
moving up and down or back and forth
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to move on or as on a seesaw
See seesaw in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A long plank balanced on a central fulcrum so that with a person riding on each end, one end goes up as the other goes down. Also called regionally dandle, dandle board, teedle board, teeter, teeterboard, teeter-totter, tilt1, tilting board. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.
- The act or game of riding a seesaw.
- A back-and-forth or up-and-down movement, as of the lead between two contesting parties.
- To play on a seesaw.
- To move back and forth or up and down.
Origin:
Origin: Reduplication of saw1
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