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backstroke
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun backstroke has 1 sense
- backstroke(n = noun.act) - a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back; is a kind of swimming stroke
has parts: flutter kick
Verb backstroke has 1 sense
- backstroke(v = verb.motion) - swim on one's back; is one way to swim
Derived form noun backstroker1
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
backstroke, n.
a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back. It is usually executed with backward-moving circular arm strokes and a flutter kick. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
backstroke, n. a swimming stroke performed on the back with the arms lifted alternately out of the water in a backward circular motion and the legs extended in a kicking action.
THESAURUS
backstroke
Australian crawl, Long Melford, aquaplaning, aquatics, backhand, backhander, balneation, bathe, bathing, bolo punch, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, diving, dog paddle, fin, fishtail, flapper, flipper, floating, haymaker, hook, natation, one-two, round-arm blow, roundhouse, short-arm blow, sidestroke, sidewinder, surfboarding, surfing, swim, swimming, swing, treading water, uppercut, wading, waterskiing
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