swimming

n. act of propelling oneself through water using the arms and/or legs

v. propel oneself through water using the arms and legs; float on the surface of a liquid; be flooded with, be immersed in; appear to spin or whirl; feel dizzy; cause to move through the water

This article concentrates on human swimming. For other species, see Ability to swim. Swimming is the movement used in water without artificial assistance.
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Noun
1. the act of swimming
(synonym) swim
(hypernym) water sport, aquatics
(hyponym) bathe
(derivation) swim
Adjective
1. filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
(synonym) liquid, watery
(similar) tearful
2. applied to a fish depicted horizontally
(synonym) naiant
(similar) horizontal
(classification) heraldry

Noun
1. the act of swimming
(synonym) swimming
(hypernym) water sport, aquatics
(hyponym) bathe
(derivation) float
Verb
1. travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) school
(derivation) swimming
2. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
(synonym) float
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) buoy
(verb-group) float
(derivation) swimming

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Swim
  

(n.)
Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head.
  

(n.)
The act of one who swims.
  

(a.)
That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.
  

(a.)
Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.
  

(a.)
Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.
  

ditch; swimming; humiliation