Definition of Swim in English :

Define Swim in English

Swim meaning in English

Meaning of Swim in English

Pronunciation of Swim in English

Swim pronunciation in English

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Swim

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Noun

1. swim, swimming

the act of swimming

Example Sentences:
'it was the swimming they enjoyed most'
'they took a short swim in the pool'

Verb

2. swim

travel through water

Example Sentences:
'We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore'
'a big fish was swimming in the tank'

3. float, swim

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

4. swim

be dizzy or giddy

Example Sentences:
'my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne'

5. drown, swim

be covered with or submerged in a liquid

Example Sentences:
'the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy'

6. swim

move as if gliding through water

Example Sentences:
'this snake swims through the soil where it lives'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Swim

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verbWord forms: swims, swimming, swam or swum
1. (intransitive)
to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins
2. (transitive)
to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way
3. (transitive)
to compete in (a race) in this way
4. (intransitive)
to be supported by and on a liquid; float
5. (transitive)
to use (a particular stroke) in swimming
6. (intransitive)
to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface
7. (intransitive)
to reel or seem to reel
my head swam
the room swam around me
8. (intr; often foll by in or with)
to be covered or flooded with water or other liquid
9. (intransitive; often foll by in)
to be liberally supplied (with)
he's swimming in money
10. (transitive)
to cause to float or swim
11. (transitive)
to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in
12.  swim against the tide
13.  swim with the tide
noun
14. 
the act, an instance, or period of swimming
15. 
any graceful gliding motion
16. 
a condition of dizziness; swoon
17. 
a pool in a river good for fishing
18.  in the swim

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Swim

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verb intransitiveWord forms: swam, swum, ˈswimming
1. 
to move through water by movements of the arms and legs, or of flippers, fins, tail, etc.
2. 
to move with a smooth, gliding motion, as though swimming
3. 
to float on the surface of a liquid
4. 
to be covered or saturated with or as with a liquid
5. 
to overflow; be flooded
eyes swimming with tears
verb transitive
6. 
to move in or across (a body of water) by swimming
7. 
to cause to swim or float
8. 
to perform (a specified stroke) in swimming
noun
9. 
the act or motion of swimming
10. 
a period of swimming for sport
a short swim before lunch
11. 
a distance swum or to be swum
12. 
swim bladder
adjective
13.  Informal
of or for swimming
swim trunks
noun
1. 
the condition of being dizzy; dizzy spell
verb intransitiveWord forms: swam, swum, ˈswimming
2. 
to be dizzy
the excitement made my head swim
3. 
to have a hazy, reeling, or whirling appearance
the room swam before me

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Swim

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v. swam (swăm), swum (swŭm), swim·ming, swims
v.intr.
1.
a. To move through or on top of water by moving the limbs, fins, or tail or by undulating the body: Ducks swam in the pond.
b. To play or relax in water: The children went swimming in the surf.
2. To float on water or another liquid: Suds swam on the surface of the dishwater.
3.
a. To be covered or flooded with a liquid: chicken swimming in gravy.
b. To possess a superfluity; abound: After winning the lottery, she was swimming in money.
4. To experience a floating or giddy sensation; be dizzy: "his brain still swimming with the effects of the last night's champagne" (Robert Smith Surtees).
5. To appear to float or spin slowly: The room swam before my eyes.
v.tr.
1. To move through or across (a body of water or a distance) by swimming: She swam the channel. I swam 10 laps.
2. To execute (a particular stroke) in swimming.
n.
1.
a. The act of swimming: went for a swim before lunch.
b. A distance covered by or period of time spent swimming.
2. An area, as of a river, abounding in fish.
adj.
Of, relating to, or used for swimming: a swim mask.

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