the act of swimming; it was the swimming they enjoyed most: they took a short swim in the pool

[ Syn: swimming ]

travel through water; We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore; a big fish was swimming in the tank'

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

[ Syn: float ]

be dizzy or giddy; my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne'

be covered with or submerged in a liquid; the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy

[ Syn: drown ]

move as if gliding through water; this snake swims through the soil where it lives'