swim

Definition of swim in English English dictionary: An act or instance of swimming
I'm going for a swim.; To float
Sink or swim.; To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means; 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
I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals.; To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river; The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming; The sound, or air bladder, of a fish; {n} the bladder of fishes; {v} to float or move on water, glide, flow, be dixxy; Fig; the act of swimming; To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed; 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; travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank; sink or swim: see sink; If you swim a race, you take part in a swimming race. She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980; An instance of swimming; the act of swimming; If your head is swimming, you feel unsteady and slightly ill. The musty aroma of incense made her head swim. = spin; To be filled with swimming animals; used to describe the progress of a ship through the water A ship would "swimme well" or "swimme ill", according to her speed under sail Matthew Baker has some of his original designs depicting fish as hulls preserved in the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge; {i} instance of swimming; period of time spent swimming; If you swim a stretch of water, you keep swimming until you have crossed it. In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel; travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"; be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink; If objects swim, they seem to be moving backwards and forwards, usually because you are ill. Alexis suddenly could take no more: he felt too hot, he couldn't breathe, the room swam; Slow, graceful, undesired movements of display elements, groups, or images about their mean position on a display surface, such as that of a monitor Note 1: Swim can be followed by the human eye, whereas jitter usually appears as a blur Note 2: Jitter, swim, wander, and drift have increasing periods of variation in that order; A part of a stream much frequented by fish; To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims; To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail; To be overflowed or drenched; To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream; To be as if borne or floating in a fluid; When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs. She learned to swim when she was really tiny I went round to Jonathan's to see if he wanted to go swimming He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore I swim a mile a day. Swim is also a noun. When can we go for a swim, Mam?; Senior Women in Management; {f} propel oneself through water using the arms and legs; float on the surface of a liquid; be flooded with, be immersed in; appear to spin or whirl; feel dizzy; cause to move through the water; When a fish swims, it moves through water by moving its body. The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream
swim bladder: A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing
swim bladders: plural form of swim bladder
swim cap: a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers
swim caps: plural form of swim cap
swim the Thames: To convert from Roman Catholic to Anglicanism
swim the Tiber: To convert from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism
swim with sharks: To operate among dangerous people
swim-bladder: Alternative spelling of swim bladder
swim like a fish: swim like a professional swimmer, swim very well
swim suit: bathing suit, article of clothing used for swimming
swim with the tide: go with the flow, do as everyone else does
swim-a-thon: extended swimming event which is done to raise money (donations are usually pledged to swimmers per lap)
in the swim: Actively participating in the flow of events; very involved
But he's right there in the center of things, in the swim of art history..
sink or swim: To fail or succeed, no matter what
swimming: The action of the verb "to swim"
swimming: The activity of being moving oneself through water using one's arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment
swimmer: {n} one who swims or can swim
swimming: {n} a motion on or in water, a dizzines
be in the swim: be in a preferred position; be associated with people in active affairs
sink or swim: all or nothing, bet it all, fail or succeed
swam: simple past of swim
swam: of Swim
swam: Swam is the past tense of swim. Past tense of swim. the past tense of swim
swimmer: A swimmer is a person who swims, especially for sport or pleasure, or a person who is swimming. You don't have to worry about me. I'm a good swimmer. a someone who swims well, often as a competitor good/strong swimmer
swimmer: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer
swimmer: a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer
swimmer: One who swims
swimmer: a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer"
swimmer: {i} one who propels himself through water using the arms and/or legs
swimmer: A protuberance on the leg of a horse
swimmer: A swimming bird; one of the natatores
swimmer: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"
swimmers: plural of swimmer
swimming: the act of swimming
swimming: Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head
swimming: Swimming is the activity of swimming, especially as a sport or for pleasure. swimming lessons. the sport of moving yourself through water using your arms and legs. In recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions. Swimming is popular as an all-around fitness routine and as a competitive sport. It has been included in the modern Olympic Games since their inception in 1896. Events include freestyle (crawl-stroke) races at distances of 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 m; backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly races at 100 and 200 m; individual medley races at 200 and 400 m; freestyle relays, 4 100 m and 4 200 m; and the medley relay, 4 100 m. Long-distance swimming competitions, usually of 15-37 mi (24-59 km), are generally held on lakes and inland waters
swimming: The act of one who swims
swimming: That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion
swimming: present participle of swim
swimming: The activity of being moving oneself through water using ones arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment
swimming: Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain
swimming: {i} act of propelling oneself through water using the arms and/or legs
swimming: Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes
swimming: applied to a fish depicted horizontally
swimming: filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
swims: plural of swim
swims: third-person singular of swim
swum: Swum is the past participle of swim. the past participle of swim
swum: past participle of swim
swum: of Swim
teach a duck to swim: do unnecessary work, do a redundant task

swim

Turkish pronunciation

swîm

Synonyms

bathe, breast-stroke, crawl, dive, dog-paddle, float, freestyle, glide, go for a swim, go swimming, go wading, high-dive, move, paddle, practice

Pronunciation

/ˈswəm/ /ˈswɪm/

Etymology

() From Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman (“to swim, float”) (class III strong verb; past tense swamm, past participle geswummen), from Proto-Germanic *swimmanan, *swimanan (“to swoon, lose consciousness, swim”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bh)- (“to be unsteady, swim”). Cognate with West Frisian swimme (“to swim, float”), Dutch zwemmen (“to swim”), German schwimmen (“to swim”), Danish svømme (“to swim”), Swedish simma (“to swim”).