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SWIMMING STROKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("swimming stroke" is a kind of...):
stroke (any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing)
Meronyms (parts of "swimming stroke"):
swimming kick (a movement of the legs in swimming)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swimming stroke"):
Australian crawl; crawl; front crawl (a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick)
dog paddle (an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog)
sidestroke (a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick)
butterfly; butterfly stroke (a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down)
breaststroke (a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick)
backstroke (a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back)
treading water (a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms)
