Meaning of 'swim'

verb

be dizzy or giddy

Example: "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"

noun

the act of swimming

Example: "it was the swimming they enjoyed most: they took a short swim in the pool"

Synonyms: bathe

verb

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

Synonyms: float

verb

move as if gliding through water

Example: "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

verb

travel through water

Example: "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"

verb

be covered with or submerged in a liquid

Example: "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"

Synonyms: drown