breaststroke kick
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Breaststroke — is a swimming style swum on the breast. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the… … Wikipedia
breaststroke — breaststroker, n. /brest strohk , bres /, n., v., breaststroked, breaststroking. n. 1. Swimming. a stroke, made in the prone position, in which both hands move simultaneously forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the… … Universalium
breaststroke — I noun a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick • Derivationally related forms: ↑breaststroker • Hypernyms: ↑swimming stroke • Part Meronyms: ↑frog kick … Useful english dictionary
breaststroke — noun Date: 1867 a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by coordinating a kick in which the legs are brought forward with the knees together and the feet are turned outward and whipped back with a glide and a backward sweeping movement of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
breaststroke — breast|stroke [ brest,strouk ] noun uncount a style of swimming in which you pull both arms back at the same time and kick both legs with your knees bent … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breaststroke — UK [ˈbrestˌstrəʊk] / US [ˈbres(t)ˌstroʊk] noun [uncountable] a style of swimming in which you pull both arms back at the same time and kick both legs with your knees bent … English dictionary
breaststroke — breast•stroke [[t]ˈbrɛstˌstroʊk, ˈbrɛs [/t]] n. spo a swimming stroke, executed in a prone position, in which the two hands are extended forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the legs move in a frog kick • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
frog kick — noun a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended • Hypernyms: ↑swimming kick • Part Holonyms: ↑breaststroke * * * noun : the breaststroke kick when it is executed with the hip joints … Useful english dictionary
frog kick — type of a swimming kick; swimming breaststroke kick performed with the knees turned outward and the legs separated and then brought together … English contemporary dictionary
frog kick — noun Date: 1940 a breaststroke kick executed with the knees primarily turned outward and the legs alternately separated and closed … New Collegiate Dictionary
