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SEESAWED
Verb
seesawed
simple past tense and past participle of seesaw
Anagrams
• sea-weeds, seaweeds
Source: Wiktionary
SEESAW
See"saw`, n. Etym: [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.
2. A plank or board adjusted for this play.
3. A vibratory or reciprocating motion. He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. (Whist.)
Definition: Same as Crossruff.
See"saw`, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Seesawad; p. pr. & vb. n. Seesawing.]
Definition: To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
See"saw`, v. t.
Definition: To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. He seesaws himself to and fro. Ld. Lytton.
See"saw`, a.
Definition: Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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