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freestyle

[ free-stahyl ]

noun

  1. Swimming.
    1. a competition in which any of the standard strokes may be used, according to the swimmer's choice.
    2. the crawl.
  2. Wrestling. a style of wrestling in which the contestants are permitted to trip, tackle, and use holds below the waist.
  3. a sports performance or routine featuring relatively free, unrestricted movement, or intended to demonstrate an individual's special skills or style, such as in figure skating, gymnastics, surfing, or skateboarding.
    1. Also called freestyle rap,. a style of rap in which the topic, rhymes, and rhythm are improvised:

      Her first breakout rap album was all freestyle.

    2. a rap that is improvised throughout:

      He's known for his freestyles.



verb (used with or without object)

  1. to perform a rap in which the topic, rhymes, and rhythms are improvised:

    Believe it or not, she’s freestyling all this.

freestyle

/ ˈڰːˌٲɪ /

noun

  1. a competition or race, as in swimming, in which each participant may use a style of his or her choice instead of a specified style
    1. an amateur style of wrestling with an agreed set of rules
    2. Also calledall-in wrestling a style of professional wrestling with no internationally agreed set of rules
  2. a series of acrobatics performed in skiing, etc
  3. ( as modifier )

    a freestyle event

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of freestyle1

First recorded in 1930–35; free + style
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James Guy and Duncan Scott were tied for first in a dramatic men's 200m freestyle at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.

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The directions are simple, but you can freestyle — I opted for handrolls instead, but no matter how you slice it, the sushi tastes pretty good and makes the perfect stoner date night.

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Swimming will feature six more medal opportunities by adding men’s and women’s 50-meter events for backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly to the current 50-meter freestyle race.

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As Lamar grins through the bright lights of his victory lap, Drake's chosen to sidestep the beef - bar one embittered freestyle denouncing fake friends - and instead focused on repositioning himself.

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"I don't mean to toot my own horn," he says, before sharing how the pair released a freestyle together on Kenny's channel in 2020.

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