swim
500
1.0
- noun
- /swɪm/
:
nado
- It's a nice day for a swim, bro.
- swimming pool
- swim team
- swim meet
You're talking about a long run, a long swim, a long bike ride.
- You're talking about a long run, a long swim, a long bike ride.
- It could be a all out swim, it could be all out row.
- It's actually the same for the swim and for the bike, but not the run.
- A walk, a swim, a workout, even cleaning the house.
- I love the little loop course of the swim.
- The hardest thing for me was the two mile ocean swims.
- Go for a walk, go and have a swim, buy a dog, go and speak to a friend.
- He's just completed the world's longest single distance non-stop swim.
- I can tell, for example, if I don't go on a run or a swim just after a day or two.
Examples
-
I don't know, I'm thinking about starting a swim school...
-
I mean, you never even came to one swim meet.
-
And my swim buddy got to bear some of that with me.
-
Hawk takes the swim and the crowd love that.
-
I'm gonna take him for a swim to quiet him down.
-
Feeling frisky after that long swim we had yesterday.
-
I might even try the intramural swim meet in the spring if I can keep my practice going.
Academic text (2008) -
She comes to the swimming pool regularly.
-
In the meantime, unpack, relax, have a swim.
-
On hot summer days, a quick swim in the pool is refreshing.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.0
An air sac in many fish that helps them stay at a certain depth in water
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swim comes from an old English verb swimman meaning 'to move in water', so a swim is simply an act of moving through water for exercise or fun.