swim

/swɪm/
noun
  1. An act or period of swimming.
    • She took a long swim to relax after work.
    • We went for a swim in the lake after lunch.
    • A quick swim in the morning wakes me up.
verb
  1. To move through water by moving your arms and legs.
    • Every morning he swims ten laps in the pool.
    • The children love to swim at the beach during summer vacation.
    • She learned to swim when she was five years old.
  2. To be covered or flooded with a liquid.
    • Her eyes swam with tears as she said goodbye.
    • The salad was swimming in dressing.
    • The kitchen floor was swimming in water after the pipe burst.
  3. To feel dizzy or as if things are spinning around you.
    • After spinning around, his head began to swim.
    • The room swam before her eyes when she stood up too quickly.
    • He felt the world swim around him as the fever took hold.
  4. To appear to move or float in a blurry or wavering way.
    • The letters on the page swam before his tired eyes.
    • Heat waves made the distant buildings swim in the air.
    • The stars swam in the dark sky as she looked up.
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