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to play (at) seesaw

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  • seesaw — I. noun Etymology: probably from reduplication of 3saw Date: 1704 1. an alternating up and down or backward and forward motion or movement; also a contest or struggle in which now one side now the other has the lead 2. a. a pastime in which two… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Seesaw — See saw , n. [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.] 1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seesaw — [sē′sô΄] n. [redupl. of SAW1: from the action of sawing] 1. a plank balanced on a support at the middle, used by children at play, who ride the ends so that when one goes up, the other comes down 2. the act of riding a plank in this way 3. any up …   English World dictionary

  • Seesaw (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Seesaw subtitle= caption= Original Recording music= Cy Coleman lyrics= Dorothy Fields book= Michael Bennett basis= William Gibson s play Two for the Seesaw productions= 1973 Broadway awards= Seesaw is a musical with a book… …   Wikipedia

  • Seesaw — A seesaw (also known as a teeter totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down.In a playground setting, the board is balanced in the exact center. A person sits on each end and they take… …   Wikipedia

  • seesaw — I UK [ˈsiːˌsɔː] / US [ˈsɪˌsɔ] noun Word forms seesaw : singular seesaw plural seesaws 1) [countable] a long board for children to play on, balanced on a support in the middle 2) [singular] a situation that keeps changing, especially one that… …   English dictionary

  • seesaw — [[t]si͟ːsɔː[/t]] seesaws, seesawing, seesawed also see saw 1) N COUNT A seesaw is a long board which is balanced on a fixed part in the middle. To play on it, a child sits on each end, and when one end goes up, the other goes down. There was a… …   English dictionary

  • seesaw — /see saw /, n. 1. a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle. 2. a plank or apparatus for this recreation. 3. an up and down or a back and forth movement or… …   Universalium

  • Seesaw — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Bandgeschichte, Erfolge, Bedeutung Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • seesaw — see|saw1 [ si,sɔ ] noun 1. ) count a long board for children to play on, balanced on a support in the middle. A children s word for this is teeter totter. 2. ) singular a situation that keeps changing, especially one that involves two opposite… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • seesaw — Crossruff Cross ruff ( r?f ), n. (Whist) The play in bridge or whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; called also {seesaw}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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