Lexic.us

Definition of SWIM

1. Verb. Travel through water. "These men SWIM the river"; "A big fish was swimming in the tank"

2. Noun. The act of swimming. "They took a short swim in the pool"

3. Verb. Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. "These cars won't SWIM "

4. Verb. Be dizzy or giddy. ; "My brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"

5. Verb. Be covered with or submerged in a liquid. "The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"

6. Verb. Move as if gliding through water. "This snake swims through the soil where it lives"

Definition of SWIM

1. 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.

2. v. t. To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream.

3. n. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming.

4. v. i. To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims.

Definition of SWIM

1. Initialism. Someone Who Isn't Me; Someone Who Isn't Myself ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive archaic) To float. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) 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. ¹

5. Verb. (uncommon) To cause to swim. ¹

6. Noun. An act or instance of swimming. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of SWIM

1. to propel oneself in water by natural means [v SWAM, SWUM, SWIMMING, SWIMS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of SWIM

swiggers swigging swiggle swigs swike swill down swilled swiller swillers swilling

swillings swillking swillkings swills swim swim-bladder swim bladder swim bladders swim cap swim caps

swim lane swim like a fish swim meet swim the Thames swim the Tiber swim upstream swim with sharks swimathon swimathons

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