v.
(swims, swimming; past swam; past part. swum)
- propel oneself through water by bodily movement.
▸cross (a stretch of water) in this way.
▸float.
- be immersed in or covered with liquid.
- appear to whirl before one's eyes.
▸experience a dizzily confusing sensation.
n.
- an act or period of swimming.
- a pool in a river which is a particularly good spot for fishing.
Phrase
- in the swim
involved in or aware of current affairs or events.
Derivative
- swimmable adj.
- swimmer n.
- swimming n.
Etymology
OE swimman, of Gmc origin.
