| VERB | motion | swim | travel through water |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | swim, float | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| stative | swim | be dizzy or giddy | |
| stative | swim, drown | be covered with or submerged in a liquid | |
| motion | swim | move as if gliding through water | |
| NOUN | act | swim, swimming | the act of swimming |
| Sounds | swih'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm... | |
| Meaning | The act of swimming. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool" | |
| Synonym | swimming | |
| Narrower | bathe | The act of swimming |
| dip, plunge | A brief swim in water | |
| dive, diving | A headlong plunge into water | |
| floating, natation | The act of someone who floats on the water | |
| skin diving, skin-dive | Underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel | |
| skinny-dip | A naked swim | |
| Broader | water sport, aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
| Spanish | natación | |
| Catalan | natació | |
| Verbs | swim | travel through water |
| swim | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| Meaning | Travel through water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | These men swim across the river; These men swim the river | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | backstroke | swim on one's back |
| bathe | Swim for pleasure or recreation | |
| breaststroke | swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg | |
| crawl | swim by doing the crawl | |
| dive | swim under water | |
| fin, break water | show the fins above the water while swimming | |
| fin | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion | |
| paddle | swim like a dog in shallow water | |
| school | swim in or form a large group of fish | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | nadar | |
| Catalan | nedar | |
| Nouns | swimmer | a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets |
| swimmer | a person who travels through the water by swimming | |
| swimming, swim | the act of swimming | |
| Meaning | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | These cars won't swim | |
| Synonym | float | |
| Narrower | buoy | float on the surface of water |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Opposite | sink, settle, go down, go under | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| Similar to | float | Set afloat |
| float | Move lightly, as if suspended | |
| Spanish | flotar, nadar | |
| Catalan | flotar, nedar, surar | |
| Nouns | swim | the act of swimming |
| Meaning | Be dizzy or giddy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne" | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Be covered with or submerged in a liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy" | |
| Synonym | drown | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Move as if gliding through water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | nadar | |
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