swim

noun

  1. 1

    the act of swimming

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

verb

  1. 1

    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

  2. 2

    move as if gliding through water

    this snake swims through the soil where it lives

  3. 3

    travel through water

    We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore

    a big fish was swimming in the tank

  4. 4

    be covered with or submerged in a liquid

    the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy

  5. 5

    be dizzy or giddy

    my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne

Synonyms

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