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seesaw

DEFINITIONS OF: seesaw

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n a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

Synonyms:
dandle board, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board
Type of:
plaything, toy
an artifact designed to be played with

v ride on a plank

Synonyms:
teeter-totter, teetertotter
Type of:
play
participate in games or sport

v move up and down as if on a seesaw

Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

v move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Synonyms:
teeter, totter
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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