Swim

noun
swɪm

Noun

  • the act of swimming

    “it was the swimming they enjoyed most”

    “they took a short swim in the pool”

    Similar:Swimming
    Type of:Aquatics

Verb

  • be covered with or submerged in a liquid

    “the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy”

    Similar:Drown
    Type of:Be

  • travel through water

    “We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore”

    “a big fish was swimming in the tank”

    Type of:GoTravelLocomote

  • be dizzy or giddy

    “my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne”

    Type of:Be

  • move as if gliding through water

    “this snake swims through the soil where it lives”

    Type of:GoLocomoteMove

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

    Similar:Float
    Type of:MoveTravelGo

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