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Synonyms
see·saw (sḗsố)

[Reduplication of saw1.]

noun 

  1. A long plank balanced on a central fulcrum so that with a person riding on each end, one end goes up as the other goes down. Also called Also called regionally dandle, dandle board, teedle board, teeter, teeterboard, teeter-totter, tilt1, tilting board
  2. The act or game of riding a seesaw.
  3. A back-and-forth or up-and-down movement, as of the lead between two contesting parties.

intransitive verb: -sawed, -saw·ing, -saws. 

  1. To play on a seesaw.
  2. To move back and forth or up and down.