Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun backstroke

1 sense of backstroke

Sense 1
backstroke -- (a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back)
       => swimming stroke -- (a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb backstroke

1 sense of backstroke

Sense 1
backstroke -- (swim on one's back)
       => swim -- (travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank")