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.
Origin of freestyle
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Related Words for freestyle
bathe, glide, dive, float, paddle, submerge, wade, crawl, move, slip, practice, stroke, race, freestyle, skinny-dip, dog-paddleExamples from the Web for freestyle
Contemporary Examples of 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.
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July 30, 2014
Freestyle is surely hoping for a repeat of that faith-driven success.
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July 30, 2014
IMPROVISATION Robert Iscove: Those kids made up that freestyle rap scene!
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January 29, 2014
J. Cole—“Jodeci (Freestyle)” Haim—“The Wire” Phoenix — “Trying to Be Cool” Arctic Monkeys—“Do I Wanna Know?”
freestyle
noun
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