- a competition or race, as in swimming, in which each participant may use a style of his or her choice instead of a specified style
- an amateur style of wrestling with an agreed set of rules
- Also called: all-in wrestling a style of professional wrestling with no internationally agreed set of rules
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free•style
(frē′stīl′),USA pronunciation n.
free′styl′er, n.
- Sport[Swimming.]
- competition in which any of the standard strokes may be used, according to the swimmer's choice.
- the crawl.
- Sport[Wrestling.]catch-as-catch-can.
- Sport(in other sports) a performance or routine featuring relatively free, unrestricted movement or intended to demonstrate an individual's special skills or style, as in figure skating, gymnastics, or surfing.
- free + style 1930–35
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freestyle /ˈfriːˌstaɪl/ n
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