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seesaw

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1. seesaw - Noun

2. seesaw - Adjective

3. seesaw - Verb

Meaning

A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down.

A plank or board adjusted for this play.

A vibratory or reciprocating motion.

Same as Crossruff.

To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.

To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.

Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The only sea I saw Was the seesaw sea With you riding on it. Lie down, lie easy. Let me shipwreck in your thighs. Dylan Thomas

Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections. Diane Ackerman

And after a seesaw battle on Monday night, it was Brees and a defensive stand that propelled the Saints to a 30-27 overtime victory on Monday night. Source: Internet

In the years since, Sprint has shed 10,000 employees, watched its stock seesaw, and gained a reputation for hopelessly spotty service. Source: Internet

It is theorized that they are either very heavy (on the order of GUT scale —see Seesaw mechanism ), do not participate in weak interaction (so-called sterile neutrinos ), or both. Source: Internet

The interpersonal seesaw of favor-asking can affect how others perceive us and may inspire us to be more agreeable. Source: Internet

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