Associations to the word «Backstroke»
Noun
- Aquatic
- Freestyle
- Swimmer
- Butterfly
- Swimming
- Relay
- Metre
- Paralympic
- Olympics
- Meter
- Progression
- Medal
- Hurley
- Crawl
- Semifinal
- Summer
- Swim
- Molina
- Anastasia
- Heat
- Stroke
- Pan
- Finishing
- Guido
- Wr
- Phelps
- Beijing
- Holder
- Event
- Teammate
- Quota
- Final
- Medalist
- Organiser
- Barcelona
- Commonwealth
- Gothenburg
- Championship
- Medallist
- Coventry
- Pool
- Palma
- Lenny
- Bronze
- Olympic
- Kerry
- Pereira
- Markus
- End
- Athens
- Blitz
- Romero
- Kazan
- Faber
- Cornelia
- Nanjing
- Compatriot
- Seoul
- Katy
- Timer
- Woman
- Janeiro
- Larkin
- Qualifying
- Susie
- Guangzhou
- Won
- Nr
- Karin
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BACKSTROKE, noun. A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
BACKSTROKE, noun. (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
BACKSTROKE, verb. To swim the backstroke.
Dictionary definition
BACKSTROKE, noun. A swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back.
BACKSTROKE, verb. Swim on one's back.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.