swimming stroke
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1. a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | stroke, |
| definition | : | any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dog paddle, |
| definition | : | an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sidestroke, |
| definition | : | a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | butterfly, butterfly stroke, |
| definition | : | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | breaststroke, |
| definition | : | a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | backstroke, |
| definition | : | a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | treading water, |
| definition | : | a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | swimming kick, |
| definition | : | a movement of the legs in swimming (noun.act) |
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