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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

move, motion, movement go
the act of changing location from one place to another

locomotion, travel go
self-propelled movement

stroke go
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

swimming stroke
a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward

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crawl, front crawl, Australian crawl go
a swimming stroke
dog paddle go
an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
sidestroke go
a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
butterfly, butterfly stroke go
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
breaststroke go
a swimming stroke
backstroke go
a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
treading water go
a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms