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SWIMMING KICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A movement of the legs in swimming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("swimming kick" is a kind of...):
kick; kicking (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swimming kick"):
flutter kick (a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees)
frog kick (a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended)
dolphin kick (a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together)
scissors kick (a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion)
thrash (a swimming kick used while treading water)
Holonyms ("swimming kick" is a part of...):
swimming stroke (a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward)
