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1. (v.i.) swim
to move in water by using the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
2. swim
to float on the surface of water or some other liquid.
3. swim
to move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water.
4. swim
to move, glide, or go smoothly over a surface.
5. swim
to be immersed or flooded with a liquid:
eyes swimming with tears.
6. swim
to be dizzy or giddy; seem to whirl:
My head began to swim.
7. (v.t.) swim
to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming.
8. swim
to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming.
9. swim
to cause to swim or float.
10. (n.) swim
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
11. swim
a motion as of swimming.
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| Definition of 'SWIM' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) swimming, swim
the act of swimming
"it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
2. (verb) swim
travel through water
"We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
3. (verb) float, swim
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
4. (verb) swim
be dizzy or giddy
"my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"
5. (verb) swim, drown
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
"the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
6. (verb) swim
move as if gliding through water
"this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
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1. (verb) swim
(of a person or animal) to move through water
Do you know how to swim?; She swam the width of the river.; A fish/goose swam by.; I like to swim side stroke.
2. swim
swimming in/with
to have too much liquid in or on
pasta swimming in sauce
3. swim
be swimming
(of a place) to seem to be turning or moving because you are sick, tired, etc.
The room was swimming around her.
4. swim
sb's head swims
to have a strange confused or sick feeling in your head
My head was swimming with all the numbers.
5. (noun) swim
an act of swimming
to go for a swim
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| Definition of 'SWIM' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) SWIM
the act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming
2. (noun) SWIM
the sound, or air bladder, of a fish
3. (noun) SWIM
a part of a stream much frequented by fish
4. (verb) SWIM
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
5. (verb) SWIM
to move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail
6. (verb) SWIM
to be overflowed or drenched
7. (verb) SWIM
fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid
8. (verb) SWIM
to be filled with swimming animals
9. (verb) SWIM
to pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream
10. (verb) SWIM
to cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river
11. (verb) SWIM
to immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed
12. (verb) SWIM
to be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims
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Sense: to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc
The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.
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 Afrikaans: swem |
 Arabic: يَسْبَح |
 Bulgarian: плувам |
 Brazilian: nadar |
 Czech: plavat |
 German: schwimmen |
 Danish: svømme |
 Greek: κολυμπώ |
 Spanish: nadar |
 Estonian: ujuma |
 Farsi: شنا كردن |
 Finnish: uida |
 French: nager |
 Hebrew: לִשׂחוֹת |
 Hindi: तैराकी |
 Croatian: plivati |
 Hungarian: úszik |
 Indonesian: berenang |
 Icelandic: synda |
 Italian: nuotare |
 Japanese: 泳ぐ |
 Korean: 헤엄치다 |
 Lithuanian: plaukti |
 Latvian: peldēt |
 Malay: berenang |
 Dutch: zwemmen |
 Norwegian: svømme, dra ut og svømme, |
 Polish: pływać |
 Persian: شنا كردن |
 Pashto: لامبو وهل |
 Portuguese: nadar |
 Romanian: aînota |
 Russian: плавать; плыть |
 Slovak: plávať |
 Slovenian: plavati |
 Serbian: plivati |
 Swedish: simma |
 Thai: ว่ายน้ำ |
 Turkish: yüzmek |
 Taiwanese: 游泳 |
 Ukrainian: плавати, пливти |
 Urdu: تیرنا |
 Vietnamese: bơi |
 Chinese: 游泳 |
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