freestyle

A way of swimming face down, moving your arms forward one after the other and kicking your legs.

• I can swim freestyle.
• She practised her freestyle every morning.
• Is freestyle faster than breaststroke?

Similar words: front crawl, crawl

Common phrases: swim freestyle, freestyle technique, freestyle stroke

A swimming race in which swimmers may use any way of moving through the water.

• She won the freestyle.
• He entered the men’s freestyle event.
• Our team came second in the freestyle relay.

Common phrases: freestyle event, freestyle relay, freestyle final

Something done freely, with ideas or movements made up as you go along.

• His freestyle impressed the crowd.
• She performed a short freestyle to the music.
• We ended the session with a freestyle.

Similar words: improvisation

Common phrases: rap freestyle, dance freestyle, freestyle performance

A cross-country skiing race in which skiers may use any way of moving on their skis.

• She entered the cross-country freestyle.
• He won the ten-kilometre freestyle race.
• Most skiers use a skating technique in the freestyle.

Common phrases: freestyle skiing event, freestyle cross-country race, freestyle race

To perform freely, making up your own words, music, or style as you go along.

• Can you freestyle?
• She freestyled for the crowd.
• He likes to freestyle over simple beats.

How to use it: freestyle over something (He freestyled over a slow drum beat.)

Similar words: improvise, ad-lib

Common phrases: freestyle over something, freestyle on stage, freestyle a verse

To dance freely, making up your movements instead of following planned steps.

• Let’s freestyle for a minute.
• She freestyled across the dance floor.
• We were freestyling instead of practising the routine.

How to use it: freestyle to something (The dancers freestyled to the music.)

Similar words: improvise dance moves

Common phrases: freestyle to music, freestyle on stage, freestyle with someone

To create or do something freely without planning it first or following fixed rules.

• We decided to freestyle dinner.
• He freestyled his speech without any notes.
• She’s freestyling the design as she works.

Similar words: improvise, make up

Common phrases: freestyle something, freestyle a speech, freestyle a recipe