Swim definition
Suds swam on the surface of the dishwater.
The room swam before my eyes.
An employer swimming in job applications.
A short swim before lunch.
Swim trunks.
A swim mask.
Eyes swimming with tears.
An example of a swim is a doggie paddle through the pool.
An example of swim used as an adjective is in the phrase "swim suit," which means clothing for going in the pool.
An example of swim is to compete in a backstroke race.
Ducks swam in the pond.
The children went swimming in the surf.
Chicken swimming in gravy.
After winning the lottery, she was swimming in money.
She swam the channel. I swam 10 laps.
Went for a swim before lunch.
A child swimming in an adult's overcoat.
The excitement made my head swim.
The room swam before me.
- Active in the general current of affairs.
- To move counter to a prevailing trend.
- conforming to the current fashions, or active in the main current of affairs
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of swim
- Middle English swimmen from Old English swimman
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition