Definitions for swim

Definitions for (noun) swim

Main entry: swim, swimming

Definition: the act of swimming

Usage: it was the swimming they enjoyed most: they took a short swim in the pool


Definitions for (verb) swim

Main entry: float, swim

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


Main entry: swim, drown

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


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