Seesaw
Pronunciation : See"saw`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.]
Definition : 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 alternately up and down.
2. A plank or board adjusted for this play.
3. A vibratory or reciprocating motion. He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. (Whist.)
Defn: Same as Crossruff.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : See"saw`
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
i. [imp. & p. p. Seesawad; p. pr. & vb. n. Seesawing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : See"saw`
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. He seesaws himself to and fro. Ld. Lytton.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : See"saw`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913