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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end;
[syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board]


VERB (3)

1. ride on a plank;
[syn: teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw]

2. move up and down as if on a seesaw;

3. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion;
[syn: teeter, seesaw, totter]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seesaw \See"saw`\, n. [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.] 1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down. [1913 Webster] 2. A plank or board adjusted for this play. [1913 Webster] 3. A vibratory or reciprocating motion. [1913 Webster] He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 4. (Whist.) Same as Crossruff. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seesaw \See"saw`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Seesawad; p. pr. & vb. n. Seesawing.] To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seesaw \See"saw`\, v. t. To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. [1913 Webster] He seesaws himself to and fro. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seesaw \See"saw`\, a. Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crossruff \Cross"ruff`\ (-r?f`), n. (Whist) The play in bridge or whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

seesaw n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board] v 1: ride on a plank [syn: teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw] 2: move up and down as if on a seesaw 3: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

SEESAW An early system on the IBM 701. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. (1994-12-15)