nnoun.actthe act of swimmingSynset:swim
Examples:- it was the swimming they enjoyed most
- they took a short swim in the pool
Derivationally Related Form:swim
Hypernyms:aquatics water sport
Inherited Hypernyms:swimmingwater sportsportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bathedipdivedivingfloatingnatationplungeskin-diveskin divingskinny-dip
Full Hyponyms:bathebelly flopcliff divingdead-man's floatdipdiveflipfloatinggainerhalf gainerjackknifescuba divingskin divingskinny-dipsnorkelingswan dive
vverb.motiontravel through waterExamples:- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
- a big fish was swimming in the tank
Derivationally Related Form:swimmerswimmingswim
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:swimtravel
Direct Hyponyms:backstrokebathebreak waterbreaststrokecrawldivefinpaddleschool
Full Troponyms:backstrokebathebreaststrokecrawldivefinpaddleschoolskin-diveskinny-dipsnorkel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | These men --- across the river (apply to: swim) | These men --- the river (apply to: swim)
vverb.motionbe afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottomSynset:float swim
Antonyms:sink
Derivationally Related Form:floatationflotationfloatingswimfloaterfloat
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:floattravel
Direct Hyponyms:buoy
Full Troponyms:buoy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: swim, float)
vverb.stativebe dizzy or giddyExamples:- my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:swimbe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.stativebe covered with or submerged in a liquidSynset:drown swim
Examples:- the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:swimbe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motionmove as if gliding through waterExamples:- this snake swims through the soil where it lives
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:swimtravel
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
adj satadj.allfilled or brimming with tearsSynset:liquid
Examples:- swimming eyes
- sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid
Antonyms:tearless
Derivationally Related Form:liquidness
Inherited Hypernyms:liquid
Similar to:tearful
adj satadj.allapplied to a fish depicted horizontallyTopic:heraldry
Synset:naiant
Antonyms:inclinedvertical
Inherited Hypernyms:naiant
Similar to:horizontal