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SEESAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; seesaw; teeter; teeter-totter; teeterboard; teetertotter; tilting board
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seesaw" is a kind of...):
plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)
Holonyms ("seesaw" is a part of...):
playground (yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)
Derivation:
seesaw (move unsteadily, with a rocking motion)
seesaw (move up and down as if on a seesaw)
seesaw (ride on a plank)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they seesaw ... he / she / it seesaws
Past simple: seesawed
-ing form: seesawing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Synonyms:
seesaw; teeter; totter
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "seesaw" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
seesaw (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Move up and down as if on a seesaw
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "seesaw" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
seesaw (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Synonyms:
seesaw; teeter-totter; teetertotter
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "seesaw" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
seesaw (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)