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swim
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman (“to swim, float”) (class III strong verb; past tense swamm, past participle geswummen), from Proto-West Germanic *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimman? (“to swoon, lose consciousness, swim”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(b?)- (“to be unsteady, move, swim”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /sw?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Verb
swim (third-person singular simple present swims, present participle swimming, simple past swam or (archaic) swum, past participle swum)
- (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- 1720, Daniel Defoe, Captain Singleton, London: J. Brotherton, p. 87,[1]
- We were now all upon a Level, as to our travelling; being unshipp’d, for our Bark would swim no farther, and she was too heavy to carry on our Backs […]
- 1720, Daniel Defoe, Captain Singleton, London: J. Brotherton, p. 87,[1]
- (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
- swimming in self-pity
- a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce
- (intransitive) To move around freely because of excess space.
- 1777, The Poetical Preceptor; Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry, Etc
- A fam'd Sur-tout he wears, which once was blue, / And his foot swims in a capacious shoe.
- 1777, The Poetical Preceptor; Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry, Etc
- (transitive) 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.
- For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
- I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals.
- Sometimes he thought to swim the stormy main.
- (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
- to swim a horse across a river
- Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.
- (intransitive, archaic) To float.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act V, Scene 1,[3]
- Why, now, blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark!
- The storm is up and all is on the hazard.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Kings 6:6,[4]
- And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act V, Scene 1,[3]
- (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
- I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
- (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
- to swim wheat in order to select seed
- (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
- (intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.
Usage notes
- In Late Middle English and Early Modern English, the present participle form swimmand still sometimes occurred in Midlands and Northern dialects, for example?
- The water to nourish the fish swimmand. (The Towneley plays)
- Their young child Troiane, as swift as dolphin fish, swimmand away. (1513, Gavin Douglas, Virgil's Aeneid)
Derived terms
- sink or swim
- swim like a fish
- swimmer
- swimsuit
Translations
Noun
swim (plural swims)
- An act or instance of swimming.
- I'm going for a swim.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- (Britain) 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.
Derived terms
- in the swim
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English swime, sweme, swaime (“a dizziness, swoon, trance”), from Old English swima (“a swoon, swimming in the head”).
Noun
swim (plural swims)
- A dizziness; swoon.
Verb
swim (third-person singular simple present swims, present participle swimming, simple past swam or (archaic) swum, past participle swum)
- (intransitive) To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
- My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of someone who isn't me.
Noun
swim (plural not attested)
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums
See also
- swim on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- friend of mine
References
- swim at OneLook Dictionary Search
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swims
English
Noun
swims
- plural of swim
Verb
swims
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swim
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