SWIMS

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Definition

noun
  1. An act or instance of swimming.
    “I'm going for a swim.”
  2. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
  3. A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
  4. A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
verb
  1. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
  2. To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
    “a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce”
  3. To move around freely because of excess space.
  4. 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.
    “For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.”
  5. To cause to swim.
    “Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.”
noun
  1. A dizziness; swoon.
verb
  1. To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
    “My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.”

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