Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rapid swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick; the crawl.
- noun A swimming event or leg of an event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
- noun A competition, as in figure skating, skiing, or surfing, in which any maneuver or movement is allowed and competitors are judged on their artistic expression, acrobatic skill, and athleticism.
- noun A style of wrestling in which all noninjurious holds or tactics are permitted.
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- noun A
swimming event in which thecontestants maychoose anystroke . - noun By extension The swimming
stroke commonly referred to as thefront crawl or theAustralian crawl . - noun A style of
wrestling in which any non-injurious holds arepermitted . - noun A sports event where
competitors can choose their own method ofparticipation . - noun A form of
rapping in which theemcee makes uplyrics while rapping. - noun Modifying programming code in production and quality assurance environments, violating the existing procedures for promoting the same.
- verb intransitive To
improvise one's own style; toad-lib (especially inrap music ).
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- noun a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
Etymologies
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Examples
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It makes the point that the judging element — which is heavy in freestyle and figure skating, and significant enough to decide medals in ski jumping and short-track (through DQs) — really does wrinkle the whole competition.
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Over the weekend, Olympic champions won more World Cup honors in freestyle skiing and speedskating, American track and field athletes won World Indoor titles in dramatic fashion, and an NCAAathlete broke the world record in the men's indoor heptathlon.
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Jeret Peterson of the USA, after a silver medal in freestyle skiing.
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How USA's Speedy Peterson's 'Hurricane' could win freestyle skiing Olympic gold
How USA's Speedy Peterson's 'Hurricane' could win freestyle skiing Olympic gold 2010
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That evening we went to the medal ceremony at the Canada Place, it was when Jeret "Speedy '" Peterson from the USA received his silver medal in freestyle skiing.
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VANCOUVER For the last two weeks, weather at the Cypress Mountain freestyle ski venue has been a mix of rain, sleet, snow and brilliant sunshine.
'Hurricane' may do the trick for USA's Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson 2010
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He became interested in freestyle climbing in the early 1970s after meeting some alpinists near Dresden who demonstrated that the true appeal of rock climbing lay in the difficulty of the face, not the altitude of the peak.
Obituary: Freestyle mountain climber Kurt Albert dies of injuries from fall T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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How USA's Speedy Peterson's 'Hurricane' could win freestyle skiing Olympic gold - USATODAY. com
How USA's Speedy Peterson's 'Hurricane' could win freestyle skiing Olympic gold 2010
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Former college stars such as the 23-year-old Askren often need a much longer indoctrination before excelling in freestyle, and Askren has adapted his style.
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The top seven from each weight class in freestyle and Greco-Roman qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials June 9-10 in Las Vegas.
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Swedish for "walkman"
December 4, 2008
trochee commented on the word freestyle
Ill Doctrine quotes an interview where Big Daddy Kane explains that "free style" raps were written, rather than "off the dome"; the term, he claims, is "free of style", where "style" means "about women, business, problems"; "a free style," he says, "is a rap you wrote."
March 20, 2010