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Meaning of 'swim'
Meaning of 'swim' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Swim 
[ n.]
- The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one
swimming. [ n.]- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
2. Swim [ v. i.]
- To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to
float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than
that of the fluid in which it is immersed. [ v. i.]- To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail.
- To be overflowed or drenched.
- Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid.
- To be filled with swimming animals.
- To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims.
3. Swim [ v. t.]
- To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a
stream. [ v. t.]- To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
- To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed.
Meaning of 'swim' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. swim [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of swimming
- the act of swimming
Example in sentence:
- it was the swimming they enjoyed most;
- they took a short swim in the pool
2. swim [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- be dizzy or giddy
- be dizzy or giddy
Example in sentence:
- my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne
Meaning (3):
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
Example in sentence:
- the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
Meaning (4):
- move as if gliding through water
- move as if gliding through water
Example in sentence:
- this snake swims through the soil where it lives
Meaning (5):
- travel through water
- travel through water
Example in sentence:
- a big fish was swimming in the tank;
- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
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