Word Meaning

Meaning of swim

- To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed.
- To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail.
- To be overflowed or drenched.
- Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid.
- To be filled with swimming animals.
- To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream.
- To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
- To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed.
- The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims.

Crossword clue for swim

- Dip
- Do pool laps
- Float
- Move in water
- Travel by sea
- Use breaststroke, e.g.
- Using wisdom, do away with dip in the pool