NOUN | act | water sport, aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
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Meaning | sports that involve bodies of water. | |
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Synonym | aquatics | |
Category of | backstroke | swim on one's back |
belly-flop | dive so that one hits the water with one's belly | |
breaststroke | swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg | |
crawl | swim by doing the crawl | |
dive | plunge / plunge into water | |
fin | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion | |
paddle | swim like a dog in shallow water | |
Narrower | surfing, surfboarding, surfriding | The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave |
swimming, swim | The act of swimming | |
water-skiing | skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat | |
Broader | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
Spanish | deporte acuático | |
Catalan | esport aquàtic |
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