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Meaning of 'swim' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Swim [ n.]
- The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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]
Meaning (2):
- 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
Meaning (3):
- be dizzy or giddy
Example in sentence:
  • my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne
Meaning (4):
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
Meaning (5):
- move as if gliding through water
Example in sentence:
  • this snake swims through the soil where it lives

Nearby Words:

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