swim
see also: SWIM, Swim
Pronunciation Verb
SWIM
Pronoun
Swim
Proper noun
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see also: SWIM, Swim
Pronunciation Verb
swim (swims, present participle swimming; past swam, past participle swum)
- (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- 1720, Daniel Defoe, Captain Singleton, London: J. Brotherton, p. 87,
- We were now all upon a Level, as to our travelling; being unshipp’d, for our Bark would swim no farther, and she was too heavy to carry on our Backs […]
- 1720, Daniel Defoe, Captain Singleton, London: J. Brotherton, p. 87,
- (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
- swimming in self-pity
- a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce
- (intransitive) To move around freely because of excess space.
- 1777, The Poetical Preceptor; Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry, Etc
- A fam'd Sur-tout he wears, which once was blue, / And his foot swims in a capacious shoe.
- 1777, The Poetical Preceptor; Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry, Etc
- (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.
- ''For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
- I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals.
- Sometimes he thought to swim the stormy main.
- (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
- to swim a horse across a river
- Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.
- (intransitive, archaic) To float.
- sink or swim
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act V, Scene 1,
- Why, now, blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark!
- The storm is up and all is on the hazard.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Kings 6:6,
- And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
- (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
- Psalm VI:6 (KJV)
- I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
- Sudden the ditches swell, the meadows swim.
- Psalm VI:6 (KJV)
- (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
- to swim wheat in order to select seed
- (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
- (intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.
- French: nager
- German: schwimmen
- Italian: nuotare, natare (obsolete, poetic)
- Portuguese: nadar
- Russian: пла́вать
- Spanish: nadar
swim (plural swims)
- An act or instance of swimming.
- I'm going for a swim.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
swim (plural swims)
Verbswim (swims, present participle swimming; past swam, past participle swum)
- (intransitive) To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirl motion.
- My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.
swim
- (internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of someone#English|someone who#English|who isn't#English|isn't me#English|me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums
SWIM
Pronoun
- (internet) Someone who isn't me; someone who isn't myself
- SWIM would like to know how to grow marijuana.
Swim
Proper noun
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