| agitation |
the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
to move back and forth between two or more places, actions, or conditions (usually followed by "between"). [1/7 definitions] |
| badminton |
a sport in which players use rackets to hit a small rubber object back and forth across a high net. |
| cable car |
an enclosed vehicle either on rails or hanging from a cable that is pulled back and forth by a moving cable. A cable car carries people up and down a steep slope or across a chasm. |
| crisscross |
to move back and forth over. [1/4 definitions] |
| fan1 |
a device that is waved back and forth with the hand to cool the face or body. [1/3 definitions] |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| flap |
to swing or wave back and forth with a slapping sound. [1/5 definitions] |
| flicker1 |
to move quickly back and forth; flutter. [1/4 definitions] |
| flutter |
to wave rapidly back and forth or up and down. [1/5 definitions] |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| pendulum |
a weight hung on a long cord, wire, or lever so that it swings back and forth. Pendulums are used to control the movements of some clocks. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. [3 definitions] |
| pump1 |
to move with quick motions up and down or back and forth. [1/6 definitions] |
| rock2 |
to move strongly back and forth or from side to side. [3/6 definitions] |
| rocking chair |
a chair mounted on rockers or springs that allow it to rock back and forth. |
| rub |
to use pressure on (a surface) with a back and forth motion. [1/5 definitions] |
| shake |
to move back and forth or up and down with quick motions. [2/10 definitions] |
| shuttle |
a device used in weaving that carries thread back and forth through the threads on the loom. [3 definitions] |
| space shuttle |
a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and their equipment back and forth between the earth and space. |
| sway |
to swing back and forth or from side to side; rock. [2/6 definitions] |