noun Download 🔗Share An act or instance of swimming. Examples : "The swim across the lake was a challenging but rewarding experience for the team. " sport action nautical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. Examples : "The fish's swim was quite small, barely noticeable under the water. " organ animal fish biology anatomy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A part of a stream much frequented by fish. Examples : "The fish in the creek's shallow swim were easy to catch. " fish geography nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner. Examples : "At the school dance, the popular kids showed off their groovy swim. " dance music entertainment culture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. Examples : "The children loved to swim in the cool pool after school. " action sport nature animal physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid Examples : "a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce" action nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move around freely because of excess space. Examples : "The children swam around the empty swimming pool, happy to have the space to play. " space action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event. Examples : "For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool." sport action ocean nautical sailing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to swim. Examples : "Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily." sport action nautical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To float. Examples : "sink or swim" sport action ability nature animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be overflowed or drenched. Examples : "The rain was so heavy that the basement started to swim. " nature disaster essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float. Examples : "to swim wheat in order to select seed" sport action animal ocean nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches. Examples : "In the medieval village, they would swim suspected witches to determine their guilt. " ritual mythology history law supernatural religion culture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To glide along with a waving motion. Examples : "The ducklings swam gracefully across the pond, their little bodies waving rhythmically. " sport action animal nautical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dizziness; swoon. Examples : "The sudden heat caused a swim, and the student fainted briefly. " medicine sensation body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion. Examples : "My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine." sensation medicine physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums Examples : "The online forum post used "swim" instead of their own name to avoid revealing their identity. " internet computing language word communication law essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading