SEESAW


Meaning of SEESAW in English

I. ˈsē-ˌsȯ noun

Etymology: probably from reduplication of saw (III)

Date: 1704

1. : an alternating up-and-down or backward-and-forward motion or movement ; also : a contest or struggle in which now one side now the other has the lead

2.

a. : a pastime in which two children or groups of children ride on opposite ends of a plank balanced in the middle so that one end goes up as the other goes down

b. : the plank or apparatus so used

• seesaw adjective

II. verb

Date: 1712

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to move backward and forward or up and down

b. : to play at seesaw

2. : alternate

seesaw between two activities

transitive verb

: to cause to move in seesaw fashion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.