swim has definitions from the field of sport
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[ verb ] travel through water

Examples

"We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore" "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

Used in print

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

Henri has always had shapely legs from swimming and water_skiing and really does n't have to work them very_much .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

But where do people go swimming in Paris ?

But if he has time to go swimming , he had time to be with us '' .

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

`` Warm enough to swim - real Indian_summer .

2
[ verb ] be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

Synonyms

float

Used in print

(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)

To swim is true , and to sink is true .

3
[ verb ] get on top of; deal with successfully

Examples

"He overcame his shyness"

Related terms

overcome bulldog

4
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12505
5
[ noun ] (sport) the act of swimming

Synonyms

swimming

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