freestyle
freestyle /ˈfriː.staɪl/
noun [S]
a sports competition, especially a swimming race, in which each competitor can use any style or method they choose:
He won the 400 metres freestyle.
free·style [freestyle] noun, verb [ˈfriːstaɪl] [ˈfriːstaɪl]
noun uncountable
1. a swimming race in which people taking part can use any stroke they want (usually crawl )
• the men's 400 m freestyle
2. (often used as an adjective) a sports competition in which people taking part can use any style that they want
• freestyle skiing
verb intransitive
to rap, play music, dance, etc. by inventing it as you do it, rather than by planning it in advance or following fixed patterns
Syn: improvise
