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▸ verb: (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move around freely because of excess space.
▸ verb: (transitive) To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to use a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
▸ verb: (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
▸ verb: (intransitive, archaic) To float.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
▸ verb: (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
▸ verb: (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.
▸ noun: An act or instance of swimming.
▸ noun: The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
▸ noun: (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
▸ noun: A dance or dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in imitation of various swimming strokes, such as freestyle, breaststroke, etc.
▸ noun: (figurative) The flow of events; being in the swim of things.
▸ noun: A dizziness; swoon.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: (Internet slang, text messaging) 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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breaststroke,
backstroke,
freestyle,
butterfly,
sidestroke,
doggy paddle,
sculling,
underwater swimming,
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