| Swim (swim) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Swim |
| [imp.
Swam (?) or Swum ((?)); p. p.
Swum; p. pr. *** vb. n. Swimming.] [AS.
swimman] akin to D. zwemmen, OHG. swimman, G.
schwimmen |
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.
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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.
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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.
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To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling
sensation; as, the head swims.
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