English dictionary
swim
/sw/I/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the act of swimming
ExamplesIt was the swimming they enjoyed most.
They took a short swim in the pool.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming.
Source: webster1913
verb
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travel through water
ExamplesWe had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore.
A big fish was swimming in the tank.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Source: WordNet 3.0
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be dizzy or giddy
ExamplesMy brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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be covered with or submerged in a liquid
ExamplesThe meat was swimming in a fatty gravy.
Synonyms drownSource: WordNet 3.0
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move as if gliding through water
ExamplesThis snake swims through the soil where it lives.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will <i>swim</i>, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed.
Source: webster1913
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To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to <i>swim</i> a stream.
Source: webster1913
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To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head <i>swims</i>.
Source: webster1913