backstroke

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A backhanded stroke or blow.
2. noun A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
3. noun The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle.
4. verb To hit with a backstroke.
5. verb To swim the backstroke.

Similar words

swim shore afternoon noon midday back counterstroke backcast back-hand backhand

Often followed by

and in is to with of at swimmers turn

Word family

backstroker backstrokers backstrokes