seesaw
IPA: sˈisɔ
noun
- A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
- A series of up-and-down movements.
- A series of alternating movements or feelings.
- (medicine, attributively) An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
verb
- (intransitive) To use a seesaw.
- (intransitive, by extension) To fluctuate.
- (transitive) To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.
adjective
- fluctuating.
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Examples of "seesaw" in Sentences
- Let's play on the seesaw.
- His favourite rides is a seesaw.
- The description talks about a seesaw effect.
- Mechanically a seesaw is a lever and pendulum.
- Pinga sees this and wants to try out the seesaw.
- The above adjusting knob motion is driven in a seesaw motion.
- This is the reason why the name seesaw was given to the mechanism.
- When the alarm rings the cat being frightened jumps on to the seesaw.
- When the cat lands on the seesaw. the basketball flies into the basket.
- By pressing the button on the controller, the seesaw can be flipped around.
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