Swim

  • 21swim — [[t]swɪ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ swims, swimming, swam, swum 1) VERB When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs. She learned to swim when she was really tiny... I went round to Jonathan s to see if he wanted to go… …

    English dictionary

  • 22swim — 1 verb past tense swam, past participle swum, present participle swimming 1 MOVE THROUGH WATER (I) to move yourself through water using your arms, legs etc: My dad taught me to swim. | Exotic fish swam around in the tank. | go swimming (=swim for …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23swim — swimmable, adj. swimmer, n. /swim/, v., swam, swum, swimming, n. v.i. 1. to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc. 2. to float on the surface of water or some other liquid. 3. to move, rest, or be suspended in air as …

    Universalium

  • 24swim — I n. 1) to have, take a swim 2) to go for a swim II v. (D; intr.) to swim for (to swim for shore) * * * [swɪm] take a swim to go for a swim to have (D; intr.) to swim for (to swim for shore) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25swim — [c]/swɪm / (say swim) verb (swam, swum, swimming) –verb (i) 1. to move along or in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.; move on or in water or other liquid in any way, especially on the surface. 2. to float on the surface of water… …

  • 26swim — I. verb (swam; swum; swimming) Etymology: Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman; akin to Old High German swimman to swim Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to propel oneself in water by natural means (as movements of the …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27Swim (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Swim Type = EP Artist = Feeder Released = June 24, 1996 Recorded = ??? Genre = Grunge rock Length = 37:42 Label = Echo Producer = Chris Sheldon, Feeder Reviews = | Last album = Two Colours EP (1995) This album = Swim EP… …

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  • 28swim —    Au, aukai; panau (as a lobster). See stroke.     Go swimming, au, malo kai.     To teach or learn to swim, hō au.     Swim evenly or abreast, au like.     Swim with a drowning person, hō au.     Swim like a fish, holo ā i a.     Swim with… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 29swim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. paddle, crawl, stroke, float, kick, tread water; feel dizzy, faint, swoon, reel, whirl; soak, be saturated, steep. See water. swim suit II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bath, dip, plunge, swimming race,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 30swim — {{11}}swim (n.) 1540s, the clear part of any liquid (above the sediment), from SWIM (Cf. swim) (v.). Meaning part of a river or stream frequented by fish (and hence fishermen) is from 1828, and is probably the source of the figurative meaning the …

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