swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming

treading water - a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms

beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

drub, lick, clobber, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard