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SEESAW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

Synonyms:

dandle board; seesaw; teeter; teeter-totter; teeterboard; teetertotter; tilting board

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("seesaw" is a kind of...):

plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)

Holonyms ("seesaw" is a part of...):

playground (yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)

Derivation:

seesaw (move unsteadily, with a rocking motion)

seesaw (move up and down as if on a seesaw)

seesaw (ride on a plank)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Synonyms:

seesaw; teeter; totter

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "seesaw" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

seesaw (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move up and down as if on a seesaw

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "seesaw" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

seesaw (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Ride on a plank

Synonyms:

seesaw; teeter-totter; teetertotter

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "seesaw" is one way to...):

play (participate in games or sport)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

seesaw (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)

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