swim meaning and definition

SWIM noun

Definition of swim (noun)

1. the act of swimming
   • "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
   • synonyms: swimming

SWIM verb

Definition of swim (verb)

1. travel through water
   • "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
   • synonyms: float
   • antonym: go down
3. be dizzy or giddy
   • "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"
4. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
   • "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
   • synonyms: drown
5. move as if gliding through water
   • "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"