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freestyle.

A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl//fɹiˌstaɪəl/
  1. A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke. The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  3. A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing. The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  5. A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.

    countable · uncountable
  7. Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.

    attributive · broadly · countable · uncountable
  8. Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From free + style.

verb/ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl//fɹiˌstaɪəl/
  1. To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.

    especially · intransitive
  2. To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.

    intransitive
  3. To improvise something in an unrestricted way.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From free + style.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.