houpačka — meaning in English

English meaning

• seesaw noun A playground plank balanced in the middle so that a person on one end goes up as the person on the other goes down.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

houpačka is used for these senses in English:

• seesaw A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
• teeter-totter (North America, often, childish) A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.

seesaw — full definition

1. noun A playground plank balanced in the middle so that a person on one end goes up as the person on the other goes down.
2. noun A pattern of repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down swings, especially in feelings, opinions, or results.
3. verb To swing repeatedly back and forth between two states or positions.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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