seesaw
Collocations
4ADJ.
cautious
VERB + SEESAW
played, playing
PREP.
in, on
ADV.
carefully
Definitions
noun
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.
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 inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
verb
To use a seesaw.
To fluctuate.
When I think of your kisses / My mind see-saws
To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.
He see-saws himself to and fro.
adj
fluctuating.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum
- teeter
- teeter-totter
- teetertotter
- teeterboard
verb — ride on a plank
- teeter-totter
- teetertotter
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a see-saw between the hypothesis and the fact.
WiktionaryManchester Citykept up their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with victory over QPR in an entertaining see-saw encounter at Loftus Road.
WiktionaryWhen I think of your kisses / My mind see-saws
WiktionaryHe see-saws himself to and fro.
WiktionaryTwo girls played on the seesaw.
Tatoeba · #4316933Tom and Mary were playing on the seesaw.
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