swim definition

1. the act of swimming; :
• examples: it was the swimming they enjoyed most
• examples: they took a short swim in the pool
2. travel through water
• examples: We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
• examples: a big fish was swimming in the tank
3. be dizzy or giddy
• examples: my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne
4. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
• examples: the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
5. move as if gliding through water
• examples: this snake swims through the soil where it lives