BACKSTROKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does backstroke mean? 

• BACKSTROKE (noun)
  The noun BACKSTROKE has 1 sense:

1. a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

  Familiarity information: BACKSTROKE used as a noun is very rare.

• BACKSTROKE (verb)
  The verb BACKSTROKE has 1 sense:

1. swim on one's back

  Familiarity information: BACKSTROKE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACKSTROKE (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)

• BACKSTROKE (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)