swim
To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
Other meanings
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”
To move around freely because of excess space.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "swimman" (to swim, float).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “swim” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.