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Word: See-saw
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century (originally used by sawyers as a rhythmical refrain): reduplication of the verb saw (symbolic of the sawing motion)
ˈsiːsɔː
a long plank balanced in the middle on a fixed support, on each end of which children sit and swing up and down by pushing the ground alternately with their feet.
Short Definition:long plank balanced in middle on fixed support, on each end
Word: See-saw
Speech Type: Verb
ˈsiːsɔː
change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again
Short Definition:change rapidly and repeatedly from one position
Examples:- the market see-sawed as rumours spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle
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