Words Containing Swim
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Definition of swim
- v. i. - 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.
- v. i. - To move progressively in water by means of strokes with
the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail.
- v. i. - To be overflowed or drenched.
- v. i. - Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid.
- v. i. - To be filled with swimming animals.
- v. t. - To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a
stream.
- v. t. - To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim
a horse across a river.
- v. t. - To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as,
to swim wheat in order to select seed.
- n. - The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one
swimming.
- n. - The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- n. - A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- v. i. - To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as,
the head swims.
Syllable Information
The word swim is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for swim is: swim