yo-yo
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- A [[toy]] consisting of a [[spheroidal]] or [[cylindrical]] [[spindle]] having a circular [[groove]] in which [[string]] is [[wind|wound]]; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and [[reel]]ing the spindle [[up]] and [[down]] by movements of the [[wrist]].
- {{lb|en|finance}} A [[volatile]] [[market]] that moves up and down.
- {{lb|en|informal}} Someone who [[vacillate]]s.
- {{lb|en|aviation|military}} A [[dogfight]]ing [[maneuver]] involving the [[attacker]] [[temporarily]] [[exchange|exchanging]] [[altitude]] for [[airspeed]], or vice versa, in order to rapidly [[catch up]] with the [[defender]] or to prevent an [[overshoot]].
- {{lb|en|sewing}} A cloth [[rosette]] formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
- {{lb|en|informal}} A [[foolish]], [[annoying]] or [[incompetent]] person.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[vacillate]]; to move up and down.
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