Sekirov Dictionary

seesaw

/ˈsiː.sɔː/

noun 6
verb 3
adjective 1
forms 5

noun6

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.
(figurative) A series of up-and-down movements.
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(figurative) 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. — 1857
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The game or pastime of seesawing.
- Now Jill did laugh And Jack did cry, But his tears did soon abate, Then Jill did say, That they should play, At sea-saw across the gate. — 1810
[before a noun] 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.

verb3

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To use a seesaw.
- They sea-saw'd high, They sea-saw'd low, At length they both did tumble, We both are down We both must own, Let neither of us grumble. — 1810
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To cause to move backward and forward in a seesaw fashion.
- He see-saws himself to and fro. — 1832
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(figurative) To fluctuate.
- When I think of your kisses / My mind see-saws — 1971

adjective1

(figurative) Fluctuating.

forms

seesawed · seesawing · seesaws · more seesaw · most seesaw

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