seesaw
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one…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.
» Tom and Mary were playing on the seesaw.
Том и Мэри катались на качелях.
Том и Мэри качались на качелях.
Meaning
6 sensesA structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
Wippe, (Allgäu) Gigampfi
каче́лиkačéli
The game or pastime of seesawing.
(figuratively)A series of up-and-down movements.
(figuratively)A series of alternating movements or feelings.
(attributive)An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Examples
6 sentencesTom and Mary were playing on the seesaw.
ruТом и Мэри катались на качелях.
Two girls played on the seesaw.
Дві дівчинки каталися на гойдалці.
ruДве девочки качались на качелях-доске.
Interest rates have seesawed all year.
ruПроцентные ставки колебались весь год.
The seesaw was in a shady area of the playground.
Be cautious on the seesaw, balance carefully!
Translations
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Origin
Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging mProbably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.
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Forms
plural: seesawsSynonyms
8 synonyms- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end:teeterteeter-totterteetertotterteeterboardtilting boarddandle board