Definition: the act of swimming
Usage: it was the swimming they enjoyed most: they took a short swim in the pool
Definition: be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Main entry: swim
Definition: move as if gliding through water
Usage: this snake swims through the soil where it lives
Main entry: swim
Definition: travel through water
Usage: We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore; a big fish was swimming in the tank
Definition: be covered with or submerged in a liquid
Usage: the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
Main entry: swim
Definition: be dizzy or giddy
Usage: my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne