backstroking

Variant of backstroke

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 backstroked -·stroked′, backstroking -·strok′·ing

to perform a backstroke

transitive verb

to hit with a backstroke

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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