"seesaw" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsiː.sɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsi.sɔ/ [US], /ˈsiː.sɑː/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg [US] Forms: more seesaw [comparative], most seesaw [superlative]
enPR: sô, sä 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, {{m|en|teeter-totter}} teeter-totter, {{m|en|zigzag}} zigzag, {{m|en|flip-flop}} flip-flop, {{m|en|ping pong}} ping pong, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication, {{m|en|see}} see, {{m|en|saw}} saw 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 [US] Forms: seesaws [plural]
enPR: sô, sä 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, {{m|en|teeter-totter}} teeter-totter, {{m|en|zigzag}} zigzag, {{m|en|flip-flop}} flip-flop, {{m|en|ping pong}} ping pong, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication, {{m|en|see}} see, {{m|en|saw}} saw 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), 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: 6 46 9 9 17 4 3 8 Disambiguation of Recreation: 2 72 8 7 6 1 0 3 Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 8 31 15 14 14 5 4 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 36 19 17 17 2 2 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 33 25 12 15 6 2 5 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 6 37 14 13 13 5 4 8 Disambiguation of 'structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle': 65 20 7 8
  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': 12 22 14 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: see-saw

Verb

IPA: /ˈsiː.sɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsi.sɔ/ [US], /ˈsiː.sɑː/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-seesaw.ogg [US] Forms: seesaws [present, singular, third-person], seesawing [participle, present], seesawed [participle, past], seesawed [past]
enPR: sô, sä 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, {{m|en|teeter-totter}} teeter-totter, {{m|en|zigzag}} zigzag, {{m|en|flip-flop}} flip-flop, {{m|en|ping pong}} ping pong, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication, {{m|en|see}} see, {{m|en|saw}} saw 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

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          "tags": [
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          "word": "cranndaí bogadaí"
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          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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          "word": "maide corrach"
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          "word": "altalena"
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          "roman": "shīsō",
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          "word": "シーソー"
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "word": "널"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "siso",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "시소"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "oscillum"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "klackalka",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "клацкалка"
        },
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          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "jongkang-jongket"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ċaqlembuta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "word": "tiemi"
        },
        {
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dumphuske"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "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": "65 20 7 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "rare"
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          "word": "huśtawka wagowa"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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        },
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      "word": "yelləncək"
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      "lang": "Czech",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "wip"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "baskulo"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "kiik"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "keinulauta"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balançoire"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambán"
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      "code": "roa-gal",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brancidjeule"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "aic̣ona-daic̣ona",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "აიწონა-დაიწონა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      ],
      "word": "Wippe"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "(Allgäu) Gigampfi"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      "word": "τραμπάλα"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "nadnedá",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "נַדְנֵדָה"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "libikóka"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "mérleghinta"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      "word": "cranndaí bogadaí"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maide corrach"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "シーソー"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neol",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "널"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "siso",
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      "word": "시소"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "oscillum"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ms",
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      "word": "jongkang-jongket"
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    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ċaqlembuta"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "tiemi"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dumphuske"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      "word": "gangorra"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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      "word": "balancé"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "sobe-e-desce"
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "каче́ли"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "klackalica"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balancín"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "subibaja"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "gungbräda"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "tiwasan"
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "arġunčak",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "арғунчак"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "grà-daan-hòk",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "กระดานหก"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "tahterevalli"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle",
      "word": "bập bênh"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "si-so"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "word": "sigldyhoedan"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "널뛰기"
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    {
      "enpr": "sô"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sä"
    }
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      "word": "see-saw"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ljuleja se",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "люлея се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "玩蹺蹺板"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wán qiāoqiāobǎn",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "玩跷跷板"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "wipwappen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "wippen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "baskulumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "kiikuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "keinua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aic̣ona-daic̣onas tamaši",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "აიწონა-დაიწონას თამაში"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "wippen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "libikókázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "mérleghintázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "vega salt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neolttwida",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "널뛰다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se klacka",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "се клацка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "tiemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "dumpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kačátʹsja na doské",
      "sense": "to use a seesaw",
      "word": "кача́ться на доске́"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "tərəddüd etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kolebaja se",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "колебая се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fluktuiram",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "флуктуирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "keinua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neolttwida",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "널뛰다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "pīonioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "svinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolebatʹsja",
      "sense": "to fluctuate",
      "word": "колебаться"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "seesaw"
  ],
  "word": "seesaw"
}

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      "enpr": "sô"
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      "word": "see-saw"
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