[ˈsiːsɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


Phrases:

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

[ˈsiːsɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again
(e.g: the market see-sawed as rumours spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle)


Phrases:

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