BUTTERFLY STROKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butterfly stroke mean? 

• BUTTERFLY STROKE (noun)
  The noun BUTTERFLY STROKE has 1 sense:

1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

  Familiarity information: BUTTERFLY STROKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTERFLY STROKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

butterfly; butterfly stroke

Hypernyms ("butterfly stroke" 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 "butterfly stroke"):

dolphin kick (a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together)