[sahyd-strohk] 
noun, verb, -stroked, -strok⋅ing. Swimming.| 1. | a stroke in which the body is turned sideways in the water, the hands pull alternately, and the legs perform a scissors kick. |
| 2. | to swim the sidestroke. |
| side·stroke (sīd'strōk') n. A swimming stroke in which a person swims on one side and thrusts the arms forward and downward alternately while performing a scissors kick. intr.v. side·stroked, side·strok·ing, side·strokes To swim with a sidestroke. side'strok'er n. |
