swim meet
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2.4
- noun
- /swɪm miːt/
- US
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competencia de natación
- The local high school is hosting a swim meet this Saturday with teams from neighboring towns.
- championship swim meet
- conference championship swim meet
Examples
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She was excited to compete in her first swim meet against other talented swimmers.
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I have my first swim meet ever on Sunday (ack!) so I'm pretty excited...
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Can you come to the swim meet today?
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- Our big swim meet is in three weeks.
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And you realize this is a boys' swim meet.
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I mean, you never even came to one swim meet.
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This is a swim meet.
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I'm gonna be there to cheer for you at your next swim meet.
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I might even try the intramural swim meet in the spring if I can keep my practice going.
Academic text (2008) -
They are just a small part of what it takes to run a swim meet and the swim team as a whole.
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Synonyms
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2.2
A competition where people or teams race by swimming
An event where swimmers race for their team or club
How Big
617
2.5
- US
5
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swim meet comes from a simple picture: the swim part shows swimmers and the meet part means a gathering or meeting. At a swim meet, teams come to the pool to race each other, so the name means 'an event in which swimmers compete'.