swim
/swɪm/ · noun
Meaning
- An act or instance of swimming.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
- To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
- To move around freely because of excess space.
- 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.
- To cause to swim.
- To float.
- A dizziness; swoon.
- To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
- Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums
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