freestyle
IPA: frˈistaɪɫ
noun
- (sports) A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.
- (swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
- (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
- (skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
- (skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
- (wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
- (music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
- (by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
- (music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music. [A form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s.]
verb
- (intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
- (intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
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Examples of "freestyle" in Sentences
- Freestyle as a pop crossover genre.
- Aresca in the men's 25m freestyle .
- Freestyle skiing at the inter Olympics.
- Freestyle was amazing and destined to fail.
- His specialisms are backstroke and freestyle.
- Construction for skateboarding and freestyle BMX.
- The leg movement in freestyle is called the flutter kick.
- It uses the agility of the American Freestyle Fighting stances.
- Jeret Peterson of the USA, after a silver medal in freestyle skiing.
- During the winter season, the area hosts the Europacup in freestyle skiing.
- A cohesive flow of musical style throughout the freestyle is the best choice.
- 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 - USATODAY. com
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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