the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (transitive)] > swim (a distance or a stroke) (9)
To traverse or cover (a certain distance) by swimming. Also, to perform (a stroke or evolution) by swimming.
transitive. To swim or play in (a body of water). Obsolete. rare.
Subcategories:
— swim through, over, or on (4)
— cause to swim (1)
— convey by swimming (1)
— surpass in swimming (1)