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yo-yo
UK /ˈjəʊ.jəʊ/ US /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
lost
VERB + YO-YO
bought, need, played, playing
YO-YO + NOUN
dieter, ma, toy
PREP.
from, with
Definitions
noun
1
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.
I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday.
2
A volatile market that moves up and down.
3
Someone who vacillates.
4
A dogfighting maneuver involving the attacker temporarily exchanging altitude for airspeed, or vice versa, in order to rapidly catch up with the defender or to prevent an overshoot.
5
A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
verb
1
To vacillate; to move up and down.
The yo-yoing stockmarket whizzed back up by around a quarter and then started to fall again.
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I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday.
Wiktionary02
It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos.
Wiktionary03
Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
Wiktionary04
The yo-yoing stockmarket whizzed back up by around a quarter and then started to fall again.
Wiktionary05
How long has it been since you played with a yo-yo?
Tatoeba · #56613206
Tom is playing with his yo-yo.
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