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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.