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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024swim /swɪm/USA pronunciation v., swam, swum, swim•ming, n. v. - Animal Behavior, Sport[no object] to move in water by using the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- Sport[~ + object] to move along in or cross (a body of water) this way.
- to be filled or flooded with a liquid:[~ + with + object]eyes swimming with tears.
- to be dizzy or giddy;
seem to whirl:[no object]My head began to swim.
n. [countable] - Sportan act, instance, or period of swimming.
Idioms- Idioms in the swim, alert to current affairs, social activities, etc.
swim•mer, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swim (swim),USA pronunciation v., swam, swum, swim•ming, n.
v.i. - Animal Behaviorto move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- to float on the surface of water or some other liquid.
- to move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water.
- Animal Behaviorto move, glide, or go smoothly over a surface.
- to be immersed or steeped in or overflowing or flooded with a liquid:eyes swimming with tears.
- to be dizzy or giddy;
seem to whirl:My head began to swim.
v.t. - to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming:to swim a lake.
- to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming:to swim a sidestroke.
- to cause to swim or float, as on a stream.
- to furnish with sufficient water to swim or float.
n. - an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- a motion as of swimming;
a smooth, gliding movement. - in the swim, alert to or actively engaged in events;
in the thick of things:Despite her age, she is still in the swim.
- bef. 900; Middle English swimmen, Old English swimman; cognate with Dutch zwemmen, German schwimmen, Old Norse svimma
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