swimming kick
- noun
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patada de natación
- To improve her speed in the water, Sarah practiced her swimming kick every day in the pool.
Examples
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He used a fluttering swimming kick to propel himself across the pool during the race.
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The coach emphasized the importance of a strong swimming kick for competitive swimmers.
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Beth got us on a swimming kick at the community pool.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
Leg moves that push the body in water or during exercise
A fast up-and-down kick with straight legs used in freestyle and backstroke
A swimming move used underwater in which both legs move up and down together in a smooth wave
A swimming movement where you pull your knees up, straighten your legs, and push them together like a frog
A swimming leg movement that opens and closes the legs to move the body forward in sidestroke
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase 'swimming kick' is compositionally built from 'swimming' (moving through water) and 'kick' (a leg movement), so its meaning—a leg movement used to propel the body in swimming—is directly derivable from its parts. This noun-noun/compound pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common in sports contexts, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Swimming kick shows a simple picture: the kick is the leg movement a swimmer makes in the water to push the body forward. That's why swimming kick means the repeated leg motions that help a swimmer 'move forward' or rise in the water.
