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English to English noun
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the act of swimming |  | Example: it was the swimming they enjoyed most
they took a short swim in the pool
source: wordnet30
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The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming. | | source: webster1913 verb
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travel through water | | Example: We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
a big fish was swimming in the tank
source: wordnet30
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be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | | source: wordnet30
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be dizzy or giddy | | Example: my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne
source: wordnet30
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be covered with or submerged in a liquid | | Example: the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
source: wordnet30
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move as if gliding through water | | Example: this snake swims through the soil where it lives
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream. | | source: webster1913
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To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims. | | source: webster1913
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