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backstroke Definition

back·stroke (-strōk′)

noun

  1. a stroke backward, or a backhanded stroke
  2. 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. a contest in which each participant uses such a stroke

intransitive verb -·stroked′, -·strok′·ing

to perform a backstroke

transitive verb

to hit with a backstroke

backstroke Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • swim: The first painting I remember making was of a Hawaiian lady swimming the backstroke under a palm tree.
  • win: World champion Katy Sexton won the 200m backstroke, ahead of Loughborough's Karen Lee.
  • do: I like doing the backstroke as well because if I stop I just float in the water.
  • pull: It is easy to fall into the trap of calling the calls when you are yourself just pulling the backstroke.
  • ring: Quite soon you will have the learner ringing the backstrokes independently.
  • place: It isn't; it's just as important to place the backstroke as it is the handstroke.

Preposition: at

  • championship: Otto retired after finishing first over 100m backstroke and third over 200m backstroke at the 1989 European championships.

Adjective modifier

  • 200m: Earlier in the day Gregor Tait won Scotland's third gold medal in the 200m backstroke.
  • 100m: Britain's Gregor Tait celebrated his 25th birthday in style on 20 April by winning gold in the men's 100m backstroke.
  • 50m: She set her first British record in 1997 in the 50m backstroke.
  • lifesaving: Aim: To advance swimming techniques and to introduce a wider range of water skills, including sidestroke and lifesaving backstroke.

Modifies a noun

  • title: Double Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Price was the first to strike as she took the women's 200m backstroke title.
  • event: Liz and David both won gold in their 50m backstroke events, and Adrian finishing in 4th position.
  • lead: Lead Head - the first row of a lead, usually the Treble's backstroke lead.
  • record: In 2001, she set a 200m backstroke world record.
  • gold: It was not all bad news for the Americans, however, as Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol both won 100m backstroke gold.
  • champion: On the extreme right is Jack Patton who was a backstroke champion.

Noun used with modifier

  • meter: The British women in the 200 meters backstroke will also get a second chance.

Possessives

  • man: Britain's Gregor Tait celebrated his 25th birthday in style on 20 April by winning gold in the men's 100m backstroke.
  • woman: The women's 200 meters backstroke final will now be tonight, the semi-finals of the 200m free this morning.