"teeter-totter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-teeter-totter.wav Forms: teeter-totters [plural]
Etymology: Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|teeter|totter}} teeter + totter, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-noun}} teeter-totter (plural teeter-totters)
  1. (Canada, US, often childish) A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center. Tags: Canada, US, childish, often Categories (topical): Chairs, Recreation Translations (seesaw): houpačka (s oporou uprostřed) (Czech), wipwap (Dutch), balançoire [feminine] (French), brancidjeule [feminine] (Gallo), Wippe [feminine] (German), mérleghinta (Hungarian), libikóka (Hungarian), gangorra [feminine] (Portuguese), balancé [masculine] (Portuguese), каче́ли (kačéli) [plural] (Russian), balancín [masculine] (Spanish), gungbräda [common-gender] (Swedish), арғунчак (arġunčak) (Tajik), tahterevalli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-teeter-totter-en-noun-Ib8X02hE Disambiguation of Chairs: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Recreation: 41 14 45 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gallo translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 45 31 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 40 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 40 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Gallo translations: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 30 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 29 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 26 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 38 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 38 26 37 Disambiguation of 'seesaw': 94 6
  2. (Northeastern US, Atlantic Canada, often childish) A type of glider swing; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a tandem swing attached to a swingset, with two riders facing each other. Tags: Atlantic-Canada, Northeastern, US, childish, often Categories (topical): Chairs, Recreation
    Sense id: en-teeter-totter-en-noun-I9J~Ob9n Disambiguation of Chairs: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Recreation: 41 14 45 Categories (other): Atlantic Canadian English, Northeastern US English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gallo translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 40 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 40 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Gallo translations: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 30 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 29 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 26 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 38 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 38 26 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: teetertotter

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-teeter-totter.wav Forms: teeter-totters [present, singular, third-person], teeter-tottering [participle, present], teeter-tottered [participle, past], teeter-tottered [past]
Etymology: Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|teeter|totter}} teeter + totter, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-verb}} teeter-totter (third-person singular simple present teeter-totters, present participle teeter-tottering, simple past and past participle teeter-tottered)
  1. (Canada, US, intransitive) To ride a seesaw. Tags: Canada, US, intransitive Categories (topical): Chairs, Recreation
    Sense id: en-teeter-totter-en-verb-fJKcWX4q Disambiguation of Chairs: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Recreation: 41 14 45 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gallo translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 40 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 40 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Gallo translations: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 30 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 29 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 26 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 38 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 38 26 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: teetertotter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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