seesaw

see·saw  (ssô)

n.

1. 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.

2. The act or game of riding a seesaw.

3. A back-and-forth or up-and-down movement, as of the lead between two contesting parties.

intr.v. see·sawed, see·saw·ing, see·saws

1. To play on a seesaw.

2. To move back and forth or up and down.

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[Reduplication of saw.]

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seesaw [ˈsiːˌsɔː]

n

1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a plank balanced in the middle so that two people seated on the ends can ride up and down by pushing on the ground with their feet

2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) the pastime of riding up and down on a seesaw

3.

a.  an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement

b.  (as modifier) a seesaw movement

vb

(intr) to move up and down or back and forth in such a manner; oscillate

[reduplication of saw¹, alluding to the movement from side to side, as in sawing]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seesaw - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end dandle board, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
Verb	1.	seesaw - ride on a plank teeter-totter, teetertotter play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	2.	seesaw - move up and down as if on a seesaw move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	seesaw - move unsteadily, with a rocking motion teeter, totter move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

Translations

seesaw [ˈsiːsɔː]

A. N (= apparatus, game) → subibaja m, balancín m

B. ADJ [movement] → oscilante, de vaivén
seesaw motion → movimiento m oscilante or de vaivén

C. VI → columpiarse (fig) → vacilar

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seesaw [ˈsiːsɔː]

n

(in playground) → jeu m de bascule, tapecul m

(for situation) → va-et-vient m constant

vi [emotions, mood, stock market, game, opinion poll] → faire du yoyo

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seesaw

n → Wippe f; (fig, back and forth) → Hin und Her nt; (up and down) → Auf und Ab nt

adj → schaukelnd; seesaw changes → ständiges Hin und Her

vi → wippen; (fig, emotional states) → auf und ab gehen; prices, public opinion → schwanken

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seesaw [ˈsiːˌsɔː]

1. n → altalena (a bilico)

2. vi (fig) → oscillare

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seesaw [ˈsiːˌsɔː]

1. n → altalena (a bilico)

2. vi (fig) → oscillare

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seesaw

n seesaw [ˈsiːsoː]

a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down The boy fell off the seesaw in the park. wipplank أُرْجوحَه люлка houpačka vippe die Wippe τραμπάλα balancín kiigelaud الاكلنگ kiikkulauta bascule נַדנדָת שִיווּי-מִשקָל झूमा-झूमी ljuljačka, klackalica libikóka jungkat-jungkit vegasalt altalena シーソー 시소 sūpuoklės šūpoļu dēlis jongkang-jongket wip vippehuske huśtawka gangorra leagăn доска-качели hojdačka gugalnica klackalica gungbräda กระดานหก tahteravalli 蹺蹺板 гойдалка; дошка через колоду تختے کا جھولا ván bập bênh 跷跷板

v

to move up and down like a seesaw The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave. wipplank ry يَتأرْجَح люлея се houpat se vippe wippen ταλαντεύομαι, κινούμαι με σκαμπανεβάσματα balancear kõikuma بالا و پايين رفتن kiikkua (se) balancer לְהִתנַדנֵד מַעֲלָה-מַטָה झूमा-झूमी खेलना zibati se, ljuljati se hintázik naik-turun vega salt, ganga upp og niður (muoversi con moto alterno) 上下に動く 위아래로 움직이다 suptis šūpoties turun naik schommelen vippe, bølge opp og ned huśtać się balançar a se legăna, a se balansa двигаться вверх и вниз, качаться hojdať sa gugati (se) klackati se gunga upp och ner เคลื่อนที่ขึ้นลงเหมือนกับกระดานหก aşağı yukarı inip çıkmak 蹺上蹺下 гойдатися на дошці اوپر نیچے جنبش کرنا dao động 跷上跷下

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seesaw → أرجوحة houpačka vippe Wippe τραμπάλα balancín, columpio keinulauta bascule klackalica altalena シーソー 시소 wip dumpehuske huśtawka gangorra, sobe-e-desce детские качели в виде доски, уравновешенной в центре gungbräde แผ่นกระดานหก tahterevalli bập bênh 跷跷板