swim
• verb (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 propel oneself through water by bodily movement. 2 be immersed in or covered with liquid. 3 experience a dizzily confusing sensation. • noun 1 an act or period of swimming. 2 a pool in a river which is a particularly good spot for fishing. — PHRASES in the swim involved in or aware of current affairs or events. — DERIVATIVES swimmer noun. — ORIGIN Old English.
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