I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as they try to see Agnes's mind it sinks down and up pops Perdita like a seesaw .
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It is rather like warfare, the seesaw of offensive and defensive, of tank armour and the high-velocity penetrating bullet.
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It should be a seesaw affair.
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Like the other end of a seesaw , Agnes rose. ` Where's Magrat?
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So, lie flat on your back over the pivot on a seesaw , and arrange yourself so that it balances.
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Which boy on the seesaw is heavy?
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Stock prices seesawed throughout the morning.
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His fortunes, internationally and domestically, as player and captain, seesawed alarmingly during the 1991-92 season.
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Mickelson never was really in it, as his 2 birdies and 2 bogeys kept him seesawing between 5 and 6 under.
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Other reluctant players include squirrels, coyotes and ravens, all of whom seesaw in synchrony.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average seesawed before closing down 21. 32 at 5066. 9.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21. 32 to 5066. 9 after seesawing for most of the session.