the act of swimming; it was the swimming they enjoyed most: they took a short swim in the pool
[ Syn: swimming ]
swim (n.)
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'