BREASTSTROKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breaststroke mean? 

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

1. a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick

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

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

1. swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BREASTSTROKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("breaststroke" 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 "breaststroke"):

frog kick (a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended)

Derivation:

breaststroker (someone who swims the breaststroke)

• BREASTSTROKE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "breaststroke" is one way to...):

swim (travel through water)

Domain category:

aquatics; water sport (sports that involve bodies of water)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

breaststroker (someone who swims the breaststroke)