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   see-saw

   /ˈsiːsɔː/

   noun

   • 1. 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.
   • ▪ a situation characterized by rapid, repeated changes from one state or condition to another: "the emotional see-saw of a first love affair"

   verb

   • 1. change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again: "the market see-sawed as rumours spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle"
   • ▪ cause (something) to move back and forth or up and down rapidly and repeatedly: "Sybil see-sawed the car back and forth"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally used by sawyers as a rhythmical refrain): reduplication of the verb saw1 (symbolic of the sawing motion).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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