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Backstroke vs Backstroked - What's the difference?

backstroke | backstroked |

As verbs the difference between backstroke and backstroked

is that backstroke is to swim the backstroke while backstroked is (backstroke).

As a noun backstroke

is a swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.

backstroke

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
  • (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)

    • Synonyms

    * back crawl

    Related terms

    * breaststroke * butterfly stroke * sidestroke

    Verb

    (backstrok)
  • To swim the backstroke.

    • See also

    * front crawl * freestyle * medley * Trudgen

    backstroked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (backstroke)

    • backstroke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
  • (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)

    • Synonyms

    * back crawl

    Related terms

    * breaststroke * butterfly stroke * sidestroke

    Verb

    (backstrok)
  • To swim the backstroke.

    • See also

    * front crawl * freestyle * medley * Trudgen