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| cam |
in machinery, a noncircular disc or cylinder that, when rotated, imparts an up-and-down or start-and-stop motion to a connected part. |
| jiggle |
a jerky up-and-down or back-and-forth movement. [1/2 definitions] |
| pump1 |
to move with a rapid, repetitive back-and-forth or up-and-down motion. [2/12 definitions] |
| rapid eye movement |
the rapid back-and-forth and up-and-down movements of the eyes during the phases of sleep when dreaming occurs. (abbrev.:REM) |
| seesaw |
any up-and-down or back-and-forth motion. [1/4 definitions] |
| turkey trot |
a dance to ragtime music, popular in the early 1900s, characterized by a springy walk and up-and-down movements of the shoulders. |
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