1. A swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
   "She won the 200-meter breaststroke event"

1. (water sport) swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the legs
   "She breaststroked across the pool"

Derived forms: breaststroked, breaststrokes, breaststroking

Type of: swim, swimming stroke

Encyclopedia: Breaststroke