1. Noun
A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down.
2. Noun
A plank or board adjusted for this play.
3. Noun
A vibratory or reciprocating motion.
4. Noun
Same as Crossruff.
5. Verb
To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
6. Verb
To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.
7. Adjective
Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.
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