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seesaw1 nounseesaw2 verb seesawsee‧saw1 /ˈsiːsɔː $ -sɒː/ noun [countable] seesaw1Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from ➔ SAW2 - As soon as they try to see Agnes's mind it sinks down and up pops Perdita like a seesaw.
- It is rather like warfare, the seesaw of offensive and defensive, of tank armour and the high-velocity penetrating bullet.
- It should be a seesaw affair.
- Like the other end of a seesaw, Agnes rose. ` Where's Magrat?
- So, lie flat on your back over the pivot on a seesaw, and arrange yourself so that it balances.
- Which boy on the seesaw is heavy?
► Toysbrick, nounbuilding block, nouncap, nouncatapult, nounclimbing frame, nounfinger-paints, nounfirecracker, nounglove puppet, noungolliwog, noungolly, nounhobbyhorse, nounhoop, nounhula hoop, nounjack-in-the-box, nounjack-o'-lantern, nounkaleidoscope, nounkewpie doll, nounkite, nounLego, nounPlasticine, nounPlay-Doh, nounplayhouse, nounplaypen, nounplaything, nounpogo stick, nounpuppet, nounpuzzle, nounrag doll, nounrattle, nounrocking horse, nounscooter, nounseesaw, nounslide, nounsoft toy, nounsquirt gun, nounstink bomb, nounstuffed animal, nounteddy bear, nounteeter-totter, nountoboggan, nountop, nountoy, nountrain set, nountreehouse, nountrike, nounwater pistol, nounwhirligig, nounwhoopee cushion, noun 1a piece of equipment that children play on, made of a board that is balanced in the middle, so that when one end goes up the other goes down SYN teeter-totter American English2a repeated movement from one state or condition to another and back again SYN oscillationseesaw1 nounseesaw2 verb seesawseesaw2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEseesaw |
Present | I, you, we, they | seesaw | | he, she, it | seesaws | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | seesawed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have seesawed | | he, she, it | has seesawed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had seesawed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will seesaw | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have seesawed |
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Present | I | am seesawing | | he, she, it | is seesawing | | you, we, they | are seesawing | Past | I, he, she, it | was seesawing | | you, we, they | were seesawing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been seesawing | | he, she, it | has been seesawing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been seesawing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be seesawing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been seesawing |
- Stock prices seesawed throughout the morning.
- His fortunes, internationally and domestically, as player and captain, seesawed alarmingly during the 1991-92 season.
- Mickelson never was really in it, as his 2 birdies and 2 bogeys kept him seesawing between 5 and 6 under.
- Other reluctant players include squirrels, coyotes and ravens, all of whom seesaw in synchrony.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average seesawed before closing down 21. 32 at 5066. 9.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21. 32 to 5066. 9 after seesawing for most of the session.
to keep changing from one state or condition to another and back again: Before the election, the president seesawed in the polls. |