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swim
noun(swim)
the act of swimming
Synonyms: swimming,
Examples:
It was the swimming they enjoyed most.
They took a short swim in the pool.
swim
verb(swim)
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
Synonyms: drown,
Examples:
The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy.
swim
verb(swim)
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Synonyms: float,
swim
verb(swim)
be dizzy or giddy
Examples:
My brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne.
swim
verb(swim)
move as if gliding through water
Examples:
This snake swims through the soil where it lives.
swim
verb(swim)
travel through water
Examples:
We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore.
A big fish was swimming in the tank.

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