Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun seesaw

1 sense of seesaw

Sense 1
seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
       => plaything, toy -- (an artifact designed to be played with)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb seesaw

3 senses of seesaw

Sense 1
teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw -- (ride on a plank)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")

Sense 2
seesaw -- (move up and down as if on a seesaw)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 3
teeter, seesaw, totter -- (move unsteadily, with a rocking motion)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")