Swam


verb
1.
simple past tense of swim.
verb (used without object), swam, swum, swimming.
1.
to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
2.
to float on the surface of water or some other liquid.
3.
to move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water.
4.
to move, glide, or go smoothly over a surface.
5.
to be immersed or steeped in or overflowing or flooded with a liquid:
eyes swimming with tears.
6.
to be dizzy or giddy; seem to whirl:
My head began to swim.
verb (used with object), swam, swum, swimming.
7.
to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming:
to swim a lake.
8.
to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming:
to swim a sidestroke.
9.
to cause to swim or float, as on a stream.
10.
to furnish with sufficient water to swim or float.
noun
11.
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
12.
a motion as of swimming; a smooth, gliding movement.
Idioms
13.
in the swim, alert to or actively engaged in events; in the thick of things:
Despite her age, she is still in the swim.
verb
1.
the past tense of swim
verb swims, swimming, swam, swum
1.
(intransitive) to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins
2.
(transitive) to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way
3.
(transitive) to compete in (a race) in this way
4.
(intransitive) to be supported by and on a liquid; float
5.
(transitive) to use (a particular stroke) in swimming
6.
(intransitive) to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface
7.
(intransitive) to reel or seem to reel: my head swam, the room swam around me
8.
(intransitive; often foll by in or with) to be covered or flooded with water or other liquid
9.
(intransitive) often foll by in. to be liberally supplied (with): he’s swimming in money
10.
(transitive) to cause to float or swim
11.
(transitive) to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in
12.
swim against the tide, swim against the stream, to resist prevailing opinion
13.
swim with the tide, swim with the stream, to conform to prevailing opinion
noun
14.
the act, an instance, or period of swimming
15.
any graceful gliding motion
16.
a condition of dizziness; swoon
17.
a pool in a river good for fishing
18.
(informal) in the swim, fashionable or active in social or political activities
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