Difference between backstroke and back

Definitions

verb

1. swim on one's back

noun

1. a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

Examples

As a youngster growing up a small Mississippi town, Bob Dudley was a swimming prodigy with one of the speediest backstrokes in the state.

A good backstroker knows how many strokes to take when they see the flags before flipping over onto their stomachs for the flip turn.

She's particularly good at breaststroke and backstroke.

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Definitions

noun

1. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
2. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
3. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
4. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
5. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

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verb

1. support financial backing for
2. place a bet on
3. shift to a counterclockwise direction
4. be in back of
5. be behind; approve of

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adverb

1. in repayment or retaliation
2. in or to or toward a former location
3. in reply
4. in or to or toward a past time
5. at or to or toward the back or rear

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adjective

1. of an earlier date
2. related to or located at the back
3. located at or near the back of an animal

Examples

Jeff, clad in board trunks and a T-shirt, leans back in his chair with the lappie on his, uhhh, lap, and his bare feet up on the desk.

It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope.

Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the

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