frog kick

frog kick
noun Date: 1940 a breaststroke kick executed with the knees primarily turned outward and the legs alternately separated and closed

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • frog kick — n. a kick used in swimming in which the legs are drawn up and spread outward at the knees and then extended and brought together with a snap …   English World dictionary

  • frog kick — noun a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended • Hypernyms: ↑swimming kick • Part Holonyms: ↑breaststroke * * * noun : the breaststroke kick when it is executed with the hip joints …   Useful english dictionary

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  • frog kick — /ˈfrɒg kɪk/ (say frog kik) noun a type of swimming kick in which the legs are extended forcefully outwards, and then brought together again with the knees bent …  

  • frog kick — type of a swimming kick; swimming breaststroke kick performed with the knees turned outward and the legs separated and then brought together …   English contemporary dictionary

  • frog kick — Swimming. a type of kick in which the legs are bent at the knees, extended outward, and then brought together forcefully. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

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  • swimming kick — noun a movement of the legs in swimming • Hypernyms: ↑kick, ↑kicking • Hyponyms: ↑flutter kick, ↑frog kick, ↑dolphin kick, ↑scissors kick, ↑thrash …   Useful english dictionary

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