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| swims | |
| 1. n. plural of swim |  |
| swim | |
| 1. v. (intransitive, archaic) To float. | |
| sink or swim | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid | |
| swimming in self-pity. | |
| a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce. | |
| 4. v. 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. | |
| I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals. | |
| 5. v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim. | |
| to swim a horse across a river | |
| Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched. | |
| 7. v. To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float. | |
| to swim wheat in order to select seed | |
| 8. v. (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches. | |
| 9. v. To undergo a giddy sensation. | |
| My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine. | |
| 10. n. An act or instance of swimming. | |
| I'm going for a swim. | |
| 11. n. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. | |
| 12. n. (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish. | |
| 13. n. A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner. | |
| 14. n. (internet slang) (abbreviation of someone who isn't me) (used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums) | |
