SWIMMING KICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swimming kick mean? 

• SWIMMING KICK (noun)
  The noun SWIMMING KICK has 1 sense:

1. a movement of the legs in swimming

  Familiarity information: SWIMMING KICK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWIMMING KICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A movement of the legs in swimming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("swimming kick" is a kind of...):

kick; kicking (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swimming kick"):

flutter kick (a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees)

frog kick (a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended)

dolphin kick (a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together)

scissors kick (a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion)

thrash (a swimming kick used while treading water)

Holonyms ("swimming kick" is a part of...):

swimming stroke (a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward)