butterfly

Noun

• a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

• diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

Verb

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  • The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
    
  • My husband never flirts with other women
    

• cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
  • butterflied shrimp
    

• flutter like a butterfly

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  butterfly stroke , chat up , flirt , dally , coquet , coquette , romance , philander , mash