- to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- to float on the surface of water or some other liquid.
- to move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water.
- to move, glide, or go smoothly over a surface.
- to be immersed or steeped in or overflowing or flooded with a liquid: eyes swimming with tears.
- to be dizzy or giddy; seem to whirl: My head began to swim.
- to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming: to swim a lake.
- to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming: to swim a sidestroke.
- to cause to swim or float, as on a stream.
- to furnish with sufficient water to swim or float.
- an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- a motion as of swimming; a smooth, gliding movement.
- alert to or actively engaged in events; in the thick of things: Despite her age, she is still in the swim.
- to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins
- to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way
- to compete in (a race) in this way
- to be supported by and on a liquid; float
- to use (a particular stroke) in swimming
- to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface
- to reel or seem to reel
- to be covered or flooded with water or other liquid
- to be liberally supplied (with)
- to cause to float or swim
- to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in
- to resist prevailing opinion
- to conform to prevailing opinion
- the act, an instance, or period of swimming
- any graceful gliding motion
- a condition of dizziness; swoon
- a pool in a river good for fishing
- fashionable or active in social or political activities
