backstroke
To hit with a backstrokeTo hit with a backstroke.
» I can do the breaststroke but not the backstroke.
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2 senses(transitive)To hit with a backstroke.
(intransitive)To swim the backstroke.
swim on one's back
Examples
6 sentencesI can do the breaststroke but not the backstroke.
No matter how hard I practiced, I wasn't able to do the backstroke.
I can do breaststroke but not backstroke.
deBrustschwimmen kann ich, aber Rückenschwimmen nicht. — raggione
I can do the breaststroke, but not the backstroke.
deIch kann brustschwimmen, aber nicht rückenkraulen. — MUIRIEL
I've finally learnt the backstroke!
deEndlich habe ich Rückenschwimmen gelernt! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From back + stroke.From back + stroke.
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Forms
backstrokes, backstroking, backstroked, backstroked| Base form | backstroke · to backstroke |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backstrokes |
| Present participle | backstroking |
| Past simple | backstroked |
| Past participle | backstroked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.