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rana — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breaststroke noun A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
  • frog noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.

Senses

rana is used for these senses in English:

  • breaststroke A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
  • frog Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

breaststroke — full definition

  1. noun A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
  2. verb To swim using breaststroke.

frog — full definition

  1. noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
  2. noun The part of a violin or similar bow that the player grips, holding the horsehair in place.
  3. noun Informal and often considered offensive: a French person.
  4. verb Informal: to undo the stitches of a knitted item in order to fix a mistake or reuse the yarn.
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