swim
verb
[ swɪm ]
• propel the body through water by using the limbs, or (in the case of a fish or other aquatic animal) by using fins, tail, or other bodily movement.
• "they swam ashore"
Similar:
bathe,
go swimming,
take a dip,
dip,
splash around,
float,
tread water,
dive,
plunge,
snorkel,
• be immersed in or covered with liquid.
• "mashed potatoes swimming in gravy"
Similar:
be saturated in,
be drenched in,
be soaked in,
be steeped in,
be immersed in,
be covered in,
be full of,
• appear to reel or whirl before one's eyes.
• "Emily rubbed her eyes as the figures swam before her eyes"
swim
noun
• an act or period of swimming.
• "we went for a swim in the river"
• a pool in a river that is a particularly good spot for fishing.
• "he landed two 5 lb chub from the same swim"
Origin:
Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen .
