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BACKSTROKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("backstroke" is a kind of...):
swimming stroke (a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward)
Meronyms (parts of "backstroke"):
flutter kick (a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swim on one's back
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "backstroke" is one way to...):
swim (travel through water)
Domain category:
aquatics; water sport (sports that involve bodies of water)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
backstroker (someone who swims the backstroke)
