swimverb
uk/swɪm/us/swɪm/present participle swimming, past tense swam, past participle swumswim verb (MOVE IN WATER)
A1 [ I or T ] to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body:
If food is swimming in/with a liquid, it has too much of that liquid in it or on it:
More examples
- I used to swim twice a week, but I seem to have got out of the habit recently.
- We want clean rivers and lakes, where you can swim without risk to your health.
- He used to swim for his country when he was younger.
- Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?
- We swam ashore.
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Swimming
- aquatics
- armband
- backstroke
- bellyflop
- butterfly
- depth
- diving board
- dog paddle
- dove
- frogman
- gala
- pearl diver
- scissor kick
- scuba diving
- shaken
- snorkel
- stroke
- swallow dive
- swan dive
- swimming baths
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swim verb (SEEM TO MOVE)
[ I ] (of an object) to seem to move around:
[ I ] If your head swims, you feel confused and are unable to think or see clearly:
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
- centrifugal
- Foucault pendulum
- go round
- gyrate
- in rotation idiom
- rev
- rotate
- rotation
- round and round idiom
- rpm
- sidespin
- span
- spin
- spin (sb) around
- swing
- tailspin
- twiddle
- twirly
- wheel
- wheel round
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swimnoun [ S ]
uk/swɪm/us/swɪm/A2 a time when you swim:
More examples
- We went for a swim to cool off.
- I had a quick swim and then got changed.
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Movement on or through water
- dabble
- dip
- float
- hydroplane
- paddle
- raft
- row 1
- sail
- surface
- tack
- wade
- wallow
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B1
Examples
- a swimming competition/gala
- a swimming instructor/lesson
A2