What does swim mean?
Definitions for swim
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word swim.
Princeton's WordNet
swimming, swimverb
the act of swimming
"it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
swimverb
travel through water
"We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
float, swimverb
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
swimverb
be dizzy or giddy
"my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"
swim, drownverb
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
"the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
swimverb
move as if gliding through water
"this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
Wiktionary
swimnoun
An act or instance of swimming.
I'm going for a swim.
swimverb
To float.
sink or swim
swimverb
To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
swimverb
To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
swimverb
To cause to swim.
Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.
Etymology: From swimmen, from swimman (class III strong verb; past tense swamm, past participle geswummen), from swimmanan. Cognate with swimme, zwemmen, schwimmen, svømme, simma.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Swimverb
To pass by swimming.
Sometimes he thought to swim the stormy main,
By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. Dryden.To SWIMverb
Preterite swam, swom, or swum.
Etymology: swimman , Saxon; swemmen, Dutch.
I will scarce think you have swam in a gondola. William Shakespeare.
We have ships and boats for going under water, and brooking of seas; also swimming-girdles and supporters. Francis Bacon.
Leap in with me into this angry flood,
And swim to yonder point. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.I have ventur’d,
Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,
These many summers in a sea of glory;
But far beyond my depth. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.The soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out and escape. Acts xxvii. 42.
The rest driven into the lake, where seeking to save their lives by swimming, they were slain in coming to land by the Spanish horsemen, or else in their swimming shot by the harquebusiers. Richard Knolles.
Animals swim in the same manner as they go, and need no other way of motion for natation in the water, then for progression upon the land. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
The frighted wolf now swims among the sheep,
The yellow lion wanders in the deep:
The stag swims faster than he ran before. Dryden.Blue Triton gave the signal from the shore,
The ready Nereids heard and swam before,
To smooth the seas. Dryden.With tenders of our protection of them from the fury of those who would soon drown them, if they refused to swim down the popular stream with them. Charles I .
I swom with the tide, and the water under me was buoyant. Dryden.
She with pretty and with swimming gate
Follying, her womb then rich with my young squire
Would imitate. William Shakespeare.A hovering mist came swimming o’er his sight,
And seal’d his eyes in everlasting night. Dryden.My slack hand dropt, and all the idle pomp,
Priests, altars, victims swam before my sight! Smith.The fainting soul stood ready wing’d for flight,
And o’er his eye-balls swum the shades of night. Alexander Pope.I am taken with a grievous swimming in my head, and such a mist before my eyes, that I can neither hear nor see. Dryd.
When the heavens are filled with clouds, when the earth swims in rain, and all nature wears a lowring countenance, I withdraw myself from these uncomfortable scenes into the visionary worlds of art. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Sudden the ditches swell, the meadows swim. James Thomson.
They now swim in joy,
Ere long to swim at large, and laugh; for which
The world a world of tears must weep. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Swim
C'mon and Swim is a song written by Thomas Coman and Sly Stone and performed by Bobby Freeman. It reached #5 on the U. S. pop chart in 1964. It was featured on his 1964 album C'mon and Swim. The single was produced by Sly Stone. The song ranked #54 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1964.
ChatGPT
swim
Swim is a physical activity or movement where a person propels themselves through water using their limbs, typically arms and legs. This can be done for various purposes such as recreation, exercise, or survival. There are different styles or strokes used in swimming, such as freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly.
Webster Dictionary
Swimverb
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
Swimverb
to move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail
Swimverb
to be overflowed or drenched
Swimverb
fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid
Swimverb
to be filled with swimming animals
Swimverb
to pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream
Swimverb
to cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river
Swimverb
to immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed
Swimnoun
the act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming
Swimnoun
the sound, or air bladder, of a fish
Swimnoun
a part of a stream much frequented by fish
Swimverb
to be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims
Etymology: [OE. swime dizziness, vertigo, AS. swma; akin to D. zwijm, Icel. svimi dizziness, svina to subside, sva to abate, G. schwindel dizziness, schwinden to disappear, to dwindle, OHG. swnan to dwindle. Cf. Squemish, Swindler.]
Wikidata
Swim
Swim was the second EP by the British alternative rock band Feeder. It was Feeder's second commercial release, but failed to have much commercial success. The EP had influences of Smashing Pumpkins early work along with Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers and Silverchair that would follow on Polythene. It was re-released in 2001 in an expanded form, with extra tracks. The re-release is considered to be an "album" since it contains more tracks.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Swim
swim, v.i. to float, as opposed to sink: to move on or in water: to be borne along by a current: to glide along with a waving motion: to be dizzy: to be drenched: to overflow: to abound.—v.t. to pass by swimming: to make to swim or float:—pr.p. swim′ming; pa.t. swam; pa.p. swum or swam.—n. act of swimming: any motion like swimming: air-bladder of a fish.—adj. Swim′mable, capable of being swum.—ns. Swim′mer, one who swims: a web-footed aquatic bird; Swim′meret, one of the abdominal appendages which in the lobster and other Crustacea are used in swimming; Swim′ming, the act of floating or moving on or in the water: dizziness; Swim′ming-bath, a bath large enough for swimming in.—adv. Swim′mingly, in a gliding manner, as if swimming: smoothly, successfully.—ns. Swim′mingness, the state of swimming: a melting look, tearfulness; Swim′ming-pond, an artificial pond adapted for swimming in; Swim′ming-school, a place where swimming is taught; Swim′ming-stone, a cellular variety of flint—float-stone.—In the swim, in the main current, of affairs, business, &c. [A.S. swimman; Ger. schwimmen.]
Editors Contribution
swim
To move through water.
To be able to swim is a real gift.
Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SWIM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swim is ranked #16707 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Swim surname appeared 1,713 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Swim.
91.7% or 1,571 total occurrences were White.
3.4% or 59 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.1% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
1.1% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'swim' in Verbs Frequency: #619
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swim in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of swim in a Sentence
There is no road map with Chris, a Down syndrome athlete has never even attempted a 17-hour race that involved a bike, a swim, and a run, so we didn't know what to expect.
The Michelin star actually is much more influential than an Oscar, the Michelin guide will allow restaurants to sink or swim, they live and die by these stars.
It felt like any other 100 breaststroke I’ve ever swum, it felt like any other pool I’ve ever swam in. Granted, it’s a beautiful one. So it’s one of those things where I realized we can make it into something bigger than it is in our minds. I’m just approaching like any other swim meet.
I've never regretted a swim
Barbara Hopewell of Palm Desert:
Car pools are great, and shared lodging at swim meets helps out a lot.
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- سبحة, يسبح, سبح, سباحةArabic
- лъедезеAvaric
- üzməkAzerbaijani
- плыць, пла́вацьBelarusian
- плуване, плувамBulgarian
- সাঁতারBengali
- neuial, neuiBreton
- nedarCatalan, Valencian
- nutàCorsican
- plavat, plavání, ploutCzech
- nofioWelsh
- svømmetur, svømmeDanish
- schwimmenGerman
- κολύμβηση, κολυμπάωGreek
- naĝiEsperanto
- nadarSpanish
- ujumaEstonian
- igeri eginBasque
- شناویدن, شنا, شنا کردنPersian
- uidaFinnish
- svimjaFaroese
- natation, nagerFrench
- swimmeWestern Frisian
- snámhIrish
- snàmhScottish Gaelic
- nadarGalician
- שחהHebrew
- तैरनाHindi
- úszik, úszásHungarian
- լողալArmenian
- natarInterlingua
- renangIndonesian
- natarIdo
- synda, sundIcelandic
- nuoto, nuotata, nuotareItalian
- 水泳, 泳ぎ, 泳ぐJapanese
- შეცურებაGeorgian
- жүзуKazakh
- ហែល, ហែលទឹកKhmer
- 수영하다, 헤엄치다Korean
- no, natātiō, natoLatin
- ລອຍນ້ຳLao
- plauktiLithuanian
- peldētLatvian
- kauMāori
- пливаMacedonian
- നീന്തുകMalayalam
- усанд сэлэхMongolian
- ရေကူးBurmese
- zwemmenDutch
- svømme, badeNorwegian
- naabéNavajo, Navaho
- nadarOccitan
- ленк кӕнынOssetian, Ossetic
- pływać, płynąćPolish
- nadar, nadoPortuguese
- wamp'uy, wayt'ayQuechua
- nodar, senudar, nudar, nuderRomansh
- înotaRomanian
- пла́вать, плытьRussian
- nadare, anatare, natareSardinian
- пли̏вати, plȉvatiSerbo-Croatian
- පිහිනනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- plávať, plávanieSlovak
- plavanje, plavatiSlovene
- notojAlbanian
- simtur, simmaSwedish
- kuogeleaSwahili
- ఈదు, ఈతTelugu
- ว่าย, ว่ายน้ำThai
- ýüzmekTurkmen
- langoyTagalog
- yüzme, yüzmekTurkish
- плисти́, пла́ватиUkrainian
- تیرناUrdu
- bơi, tắmVietnamese
- svimönVolapük
- שווימעןYiddish
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