Swim
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of swimming
"It was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
verb
(2) Be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
(3) Travel through water
"We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"
"A big fish was swimming in the tank"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
swimman. from Proto-Germanic. *swemjanan (cf. Old Swedish, Old High German swimman, O.N. svimma, Ger. schwimmen)
Verb
- To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- 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.
- He will attempt to swim the channel.
- For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
- I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals.