backstroke

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Synonyms: back stroke, backstroker, backstrom, backstrokes, backstone

Antonyms: back stroke, backstroker, backstrom, backstrokes, backstone

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|backhanded stroke or blow}} A [[backhanded]] [[stroke]] or [[blow]].
2. {{lb|en|swimming}} A [[stroke]] swum lying on one's [[back]], while rotating both [[arm]]s through the water as to [[propel]] the swimmer [[backwards]].
3. {{lb|en|[[bellringing]]}} The [[pull]] on the [[tail]] of the [[rope]] that swings the [[bell]] through a full circle.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[hit]] with a backstroke.
2. {{lb|en|swimming|intransitive}} To [[swim]] the backstroke.

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