Meaning & Definition of Swim in English
English⟶
Swim
/swɪm/
noun
1. The act of swimming
- "It was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
synonym:
- swimming,
- swim
verb
1. Travel through water
- "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"
- "A big fish was swimming in the tank"
synonym:
- swim
2. Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
synonym:
- float,
- swim
3. Be dizzy or giddy
- "My brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"
synonym:
- swim
4. Be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- "The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
synonym:
- swim,
- drown
5. Move as if gliding through water
- "This snake swims through the soil where it lives"
synonym:
- swim
Examples of using
I like to swim in salt water.
Can he swim? Sure! Tom was the best swimmer of our class, and knowing him I don't think he lost a bit of his skill.
Tom was a little surprised by how well Mary could swim.