"seesaw" meaning in English

See seesaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsiː.sɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsi.sɔ/ [US], /ˈsiː.sɑː/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg Forms: more seesaw [comparative], most seesaw [superlative]
enPR: sô [Received-Pronunciation], sô [US], sä [cot-caught-merger] Rhymes: -iːsɔ, -iːsɑ Etymology: Probably 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|frequentative}} frequentative, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-adj}} seesaw (comparative more seesaw, superlative most seesaw)
  1. fluctuating.
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-adj-~M5WE7kH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: see-saw

Noun

IPA: /ˈsiː.sɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsi.sɔ/ [US], /ˈsiː.sɑː/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg Forms: seesaws [plural]
enPR: sô [Received-Pronunciation], sô [US], sä [cot-caught-merger] Rhymes: -iːsɔ, -iːsɑ Etymology: Probably 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|frequentative}} frequentative, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-noun}} seesaw (plural seesaws)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms, Recreation Synonyms: teeter-totter Translations (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle): yelləncək (Azerbaijani), люлка (ljulka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), palanca [feminine] (Catalan), 搖搖板 (Chinese Cantonese), 摇摇板 (jiu⁴ jiu⁴ baan²) (Chinese Cantonese), 蹺蹺板 (Chinese Mandarin), 跷跷板 (qiāoqiāobǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), houpačka [feminine] (Czech), vippe [common-gender] (Danish), wipwap (Dutch), wip (Dutch), baskulo (Esperanto), kiik (Estonian), keinulauta (Finnish), balançoire [feminine] (French), tapecul [masculine] (French), bambán [masculine] (Galician), brancidjeule [feminine] (Gallo), აიწონა-დაიწონა (aic̣ona-daic̣ona) (Georgian), Wippe [feminine] (German), (Allgäu) Gigampfi [Switzerland, feminine] (German), τραμπάλα (trampála) [feminine] (Greek), נַדְנֵדָה (nadnedá) [feminine] (Hebrew), libikóka (Hungarian), mérleghinta (Hungarian), vegasalt [neuter] (Icelandic), cranndaí bogadaí [masculine] (Irish), maide corrach [masculine] (Irish), altalena [feminine] (Italian), シーソー (shīsō) (Japanese), (neol) (Korean), 시소 (siso) (Korean), oscillum (Latin), клацкалка (klackalka) [feminine] (Macedonian), jongkang-jongket (Malay), ċaqlembuta [feminine] (Maltese), tiemi (Maori), dumphuske [masculine] (Norwegian), huśtawka [also, feminine] (Polish), huśtawka wagowa [feminine, rare] (Polish), gangorra [Brazil, Madeira, Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), balancé [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), sobe-e-desce [Portugal] (Portuguese), каче́ли (kačéli) [feminine, plural] (Russian), làir-mhaide [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), klackalica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), balancín [masculine] (Spanish), subibaja [masculine] (Spanish), gungbräda [common-gender] (Swedish), tiwasan (Tagalog), арғунчак (arġunčak) (Tajik), กระดานหก (grà-daan-hòk) (Thai), tahterevalli (Turkish), bập bênh (Vietnamese), si-so [masculine] (Welsh), sigldyhoedan [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-noun-SzV378Nr Disambiguation of Medical signs and symptoms: 4 44 11 9 18 3 3 7 Disambiguation of Recreation: 2 68 9 7 7 1 0 7 Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Gallo translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 6 32 16 14 14 4 3 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 33 19 17 17 2 2 8 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 5 35 16 15 12 4 3 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 31 14 13 14 6 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 36 17 10 18 3 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 19 16 14 3 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 6 40 11 12 14 4 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 32 12 14 14 4 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 8 31 13 15 13 5 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 33 13 14 12 4 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 38 10 12 15 3 3 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 45 13 12 11 3 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 30 11 13 13 7 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 34 13 15 13 5 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 6 40 11 12 14 4 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 33 13 14 12 4 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 30 11 13 14 7 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 33 13 14 12 4 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Gallo translations: 6 34 13 15 13 5 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 41 11 12 13 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 31 13 15 13 5 4 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 28 10 14 18 6 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 7 35 12 13 11 4 3 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 37 10 13 18 4 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 33 13 14 12 4 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 36 13 14 12 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 34 13 15 13 5 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 34 13 15 13 5 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 33 13 14 12 4 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 34 13 15 13 5 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 39 11 12 13 5 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translations: 6 40 11 12 14 4 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 6 41 11 12 13 4 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 34 13 14 12 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 6 40 11 12 14 4 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 7 30 11 13 13 7 6 12 Disambiguation of 'structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle': 55 26 10 9
  2. A series of up-and-down movements.
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-noun-M0WwnTlu
  3. A series of alternating movements or feelings.
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-noun-WcQ0tnOz
  4. (medicine, attributively) An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement. Tags: attributive Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (movement): houpání [neuter] (Czech), keinuminen (Finnish), 널뛰기 (neolttwigi) (Korean), клацкање (klackanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), balanceo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-noun-s5vxZuYq Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'movement': 6 22 15 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: see-saw Derived forms: Tipper and See-Saw Time

Verb

IPA: /ˈsiː.sɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsi.sɔ/ [US], /ˈsiː.sɑː/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg Forms: seesaws [present, singular, third-person], seesawing [participle, present], seesawed [participle, past], seesawed [past]
enPR: sô [Received-Pronunciation], sô [US], sä [cot-caught-merger] Rhymes: -iːsɔ, -iːsɑ Etymology: Probably 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|frequentative}} frequentative, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-verb}} seesaw (third-person singular simple present seesaws, present participle seesawing, simple past and past participle seesawed)
  1. (intransitive) To use a seesaw. Tags: intransitive Translations (to use a seesaw): люлея се (ljuleja se) (Bulgarian), 玩蹺蹺板 (Chinese Mandarin), 玩跷跷板 (wán qiāoqiāobǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), wipwappen (Dutch), wippen (Dutch), baskulumi (Esperanto), kiikuma (Estonian), keinua (Finnish), აიწონა-დაიწონას თამაში (aic̣ona-daic̣onas tamaši) (Georgian), wippen (German), libikókázik (Hungarian), mérleghintázik (Hungarian), vega salt (Icelandic), 널뛰다 (neolttwida) (Korean), се клацка (se klacka) (Macedonian), tiemi (Maori), dumpe (Norwegian), кача́ться на доске́ (kačátʹsja na doské) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-verb-e48xoYw1 Disambiguation of 'to use a seesaw': 97 1 2
  2. (intransitive, by extension) To fluctuate. Tags: broadly, intransitive Translations (to fluctuate): tərəddüd etmək (Azerbaijani), колебая се (kolebaja se) (Bulgarian), флуктуирам (fluktuiram) (Bulgarian), keinua (Finnish), 널뛰다 (neolttwida) (Korean), pīonioni (Maori), svinge (Norwegian), колебаться (kolebatʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-verb-9FwoEf9f Disambiguation of 'to fluctuate': 1 96 3
  3. (transitive) To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-seesaw-en-verb-xzuH-F1V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: see-saw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "palanca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "搖搖板"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jiu⁴ jiu⁴ baan²",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "摇摇板"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "蹺蹺板"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiāoqiāobǎn",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "跷跷板"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "houpačka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "vippe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "wipwap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "wip"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "baskulo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "kiik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "keinulauta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "balançoire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tapecul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "roa-gal",
          "lang": "Gallo",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brancidjeule"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aic̣ona-daic̣ona",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "აიწონა-დაიწონა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Wippe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "Switzerland",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "(Allgäu) Gigampfi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "trampála",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "τραμπάλα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "nadnedá",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "נַדְנֵדָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "libikóka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "mérleghinta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "vegasalt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cranndaí bogadaí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "maide corrach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "altalena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shīsō",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "シーソー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "neol",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "널"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "siso",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "시소"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "oscillum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "klackalka",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "клацкалка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "jongkang-jongket"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ċaqlembuta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "tiemi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dumphuske"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "raw_tags": [
            "used for a swing"
          ],
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "also",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "huśtawka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "huśtawka wagowa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "Madeira",
            "Portugal",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gangorra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "balancé"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal"
          ],
          "word": "sobe-e-desce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kačéli",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "каче́ли"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "làir-mhaide"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "klackalica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "balancín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "subibaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gungbräda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "tiwasan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "arġunčak",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "арғунчак"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "grà-daan-hòk",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "กระดานหก"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "tahterevalli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "bập bênh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "si-so"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "55 26 10 9",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sigldyhoedan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A series of up-and-down movements."
      ],
      "id": "en-seesaw-en-noun-M0WwnTlu"
    },
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        {
          "ref": "1859–1860, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:",
          "text": "He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a see-saw between the hypothesis and the fact.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Manchester Citykept up their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with victory over QPR in an entertaining see-saw encounter at Loftus Road.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A series of alternating movements or feelings."
      ],
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            "Health",
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            "Fundamental"
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        "An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement."
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        [
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        [
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        [
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          "abdominal"
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        ]
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        "(medicine, attributively) An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement."
      ],
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        "attributive"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 22 15 57",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "movement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "houpání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 22 15 57",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "movement",
          "word": "keinuminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 22 15 57",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "neolttwigi",
          "sense": "movement",
          "word": "널뛰기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 22 15 57",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "klackanje",
          "sense": "movement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "клацкање"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 22 15 57",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "movement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "balanceo"
        }
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      "enpr": "sô",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsiː.sɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːsɔ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sô",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sɔ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sä",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsiː.sɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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}

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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "title": "imitative"
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        "1": "reduplication"
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  "etymology_text": "Probably 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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        "present"
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      "form": "seesawed",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To use a seesaw."
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        "(intransitive) To use a seesaw."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ljuleja se",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "люлея се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "玩蹺蹺板"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wán qiāoqiāobǎn",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "玩跷跷板"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "wipwappen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "wippen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "baskulumi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "kiikuma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "keinua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aic̣ona-daic̣onas tamaši",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "აიწონა-დაიწონას თამაში"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "wippen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "libikókázik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "mérleghintázik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "vega salt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "neolttwida",
          "sense": "to use a seesaw",
          "word": "널뛰다"
        },
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