Main Entry:

¹see·saw

Pronunciation:

\ˈsē-ˌsȯ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from reduplication of ³saw

Date:

1704

1: an alternating up-and-down or backward-and-forward motion or movement ; also : a contest or struggle in which now one side now the other has the lead2 a: a pastime in which two children or groups of children ride on opposite ends of a plank balanced in the middle so that one end goes up as the other goes down b: the plank or apparatus so used

— seesaw adjective