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breaststroke

noun
/ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/US

Etymology

From breast + stroke.

  1. derived from *streyg-✻ — “to rub, stroke; to shear; to strike”
  2. inherited from *straikaz✻ — “stroke”
  3. inherited from *straik✻
  4. inherited from strāc
  5. inherited from strok
  6. compounded as breaststroke — “breast + stroke”

Definitions

  1. A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward,…

    A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's

  2. to swim using this stroke

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