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freestyle
[ free-stahyl ]
noun
- Swimming.
- competition in which any of the standard strokes may be used, according to the swimmer's choice.
- the crawl.
- Wrestling. catch-as-catch-can.
- (in other sports) a performance or routine featuring relatively free, unrestricted movement or intended to demonstrate an individual's special skills or style, as in figure skating, gymnastics, or surfing.
freestyle
/ ˈfriːˌstaɪl /
noun
- a competition or race, as in swimming, in which each participant may use a style of his or her choice instead of a specified style
- an amateur style of wrestling with an agreed set of rules
- Also calledall-in wrestling a style of professional wrestling with no internationally agreed set of rules
- a series of acrobatics performed in skiing, etc
- ( as modifier )
a freestyle event
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Word History and Origins
Origin of freestyle1
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Example Sentences
Ledecky swam past growing freestyle rival Ariarne Titmus of Australia, who attempted to pull off what Ledecky had done in Rio and sweep the 200-m, 400-m and 800-m freestyle races.
They’ll have one more chance to race in Tokyo, this time in the 800-m freestyle on July 31.
That Ledecky swam in the final on the same night as her appearance in the 200-meter freestyle made the feat even more impressive.
Simone Manuel, who won gold in 2016 in the 100-meter freestyle, overcame overtraining syndrome to qualify in the 50-meter free.
Days after her 20th birthday, Simone Manuel made history in the pool at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics when she earned gold in the 100-meter freestyle.
Five years later she would be the first woman to win a Monster Jam Finals Championship in the freestyle category.
Freestyle co-president Mark Borde says the film specifically targets the “underserved” Christian-singles community.
Freestyle is surely hoping for a repeat of that faith-driven success.
IMPROVISATION Robert Iscove: Those kids made up that freestyle rap scene!
J. Cole—“Jodeci (Freestyle)” Haim—“The Wire” Phoenix — “Trying to Be Cool” Arctic Monkeys—“Do I Wanna Know?”
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