swim

/swɪm/

noun

1
An act or instance of swimming.
“I'm going for a swim.”
2
The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
3
A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
4
A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.

1
To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
2
To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
“a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce”
3
To move around freely because of excess space.
4
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.”
5
To cause to swim.
“Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.”
6
To float.
“sink or swim”
7
To be overflowed or drenched.
8
To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
“to swim wheat in order to select seed”
9
To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
10
To glide along with a waving motion.

1
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.”

1
Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums

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