Swim

v. i.	1.	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. [imp. Swam or Swum ( ); p. p. Swum; p. pr. & vb. n. Swimming.]
	2.	To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail. Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point. - Shak.
	3.	To be overflowed or drenched. Sudden the ditches swell, the meadows swim. - Thomson.
	4.	Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid. [They] now swim in joy. - Milton.
	5.	To be filled with swimming animals. [Streams] that swim full of small fishes. - Chaucer.
v. t.	1.	To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream. Sometimes he thought to swim the stormy main. - Dryden.
	2.	To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
	3.	To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed.
n.	1.	The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming.
	2.	The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
	3.	A part of a stream much frequented by fish. Swim bladder an air bladder of a fish. To be in the swim to be in a favored position; to be associated with others in active affairs.
v. i.	1.	To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims.

Noun	1.	swim - the act of swimming Synonyms: swimming
Verb	1.	swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
	2.	swim - be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink Synonyms: float

Super Woz' Integrated MachineAustralian crawl, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke, balneation, bathe, bathing, bon ton, breaststroke, butterfly, convention, crawl, custom, dive, diving, dog paddle, fashion, fin, fishtail, flapper, flipper, float, floating, go in swimming, go in wading, haute couture, high fashion, mode, natation, prevailing taste, proper thing, reel, sidestroke, skinny-dip, stream of fashion, style, surfboarding, surfing, swimming, tread water, treading water, trend, turn, vogue, wade, wading, waterskiing, whirl

Definitions Index: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

About this site and copyright information - Online Dictionary Home - Privacy Policy