ALL meanings of backstroke
back·stroke
B b - uncountable noun backstroke Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back. 3
- singular noun backstroke The backstroke is a swimming race in which the competitors swim backstroke. 3
- noun backstroke a stroke performed on the back, using backward circular strokes of each arm alternately and flipper movements of the feet 3
- noun backstroke (as modifier) 3
- noun backstroke a return stroke or blow 3
- noun backstroke a backhanded stroke 3
- noun backstroke the upward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings back and forth 3
- verb backstroke to swim the backstroke 3
- noun backstroke a stroke backward, or a backhanded stroke 3
- noun backstroke a stroke made by a swimmer lying face upward; esp., a racing stroke in which the arms are stretched alternately over the head and the legs are moved in a flutter kick 3
- noun backstroke a contest in which each participant uses such a stroke 3
- intransitive verb backstroke to perform a backstroke 3
- verb transitive backstroke to hit with a backstroke 3
- noun backstroke a backhanded stroke. 1
- noun backstroke Swimming. a stroke made while on one's back. 1
- noun backstroke a blow or stroke in return; recoil. 1
- verb without object backstroke Swimming. to swim the backstroke: She backstroked across the pool. 1
- noun backstroke A swimming stroke performed on the back with the arms lifted alternately out of the water in a backward circular motion and the legs extended and kicking. 1
- noun backstroke swimming stroke done on your back 1
- noun backstroke A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards. 0
- noun backstroke (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke). 0
- verb backstroke To swim the backstroke. 0