"see-saw" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːsɔː/ Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg [US] Forms: see-saws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} see-saw (plural see-saws)
  1. Alternative spelling of seesaw Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: seesaw
    Sense id: en-see-saw-en-noun-Hz4rCdmp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈsiːsɔː/ Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg [US] Forms: see-saws [present, singular, third-person], see-sawing [participle, present], see-sawed [participle, past], see-sawed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} see-saw (third-person singular simple present see-saws, present participle see-sawing, simple past and past participle see-sawed)
  1. Alternative spelling of seesaw Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: seesaw
    Sense id: en-see-saw-en-verb-Hz4rCdmp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for see-saw meaning in English (2.2kB)

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