swim
Move through water
Swim is to move through water by moving the body—arms, legs, fins, or tail.
Fish swim naturally; humans learn to swim.
The word extends to floating or being immersed: eyes swimming with tears, bacon swimming in grease.
To swim in something is to have an abundance of it.
If your head swims, you feel dizzy or disoriented.
A swim is a session of swimming: I went for a swim.
Supine aquatic locomotion
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- crawlMove slowly, low
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
sidestroke · dogpaddle · medley · kickboard · technique · form · rhythm · pull
Adjacent to swimming area
- beachSandy waterside margin
- vacationLeisure time away
- relaxationState of being unwound
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
resort · floaties · bikini · trunks · lounge · recreation · waterslide · inflatable
Surface that grips ground
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- rescueSave from harm
- lifeguardPaid swimming supervisor
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
cramp · current · riptide · exhaustion · buoyancy · safety · reach · throw
Portable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelUnderwater breathing pipe
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- plungeSudden steep descent
- underwaterBelow the surface
submerge · descend · wetsuit · fins · reef · buoyancy · marine · divemaster
Halogen disinfectant element
- lapsComplete track circuits
- laneDesignated travel strip
- lifeguardPaid swimming supervisor
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
cap · speedo · kickboard · diving board · shallow · deep end · tiles · ladder
Enclosed body of freshwater
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- currentDirected flow of charge
tide · waves · wetsuit · buoy · triathlon · marathon · distance · crossing
Calm or fashionable
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- briskQuick and invigorating
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
- plungeSudden steep descent
crisp · exhilarating · dip · cooling off · summer · heatwave · relief · rejuvenating
backstroke
Supine aquatic locomotion
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- crawlMove slowly, low
freestyle · sidestroke · dogpaddle · medley · kickboard · technique · form · rhythm · pull · kick
poolside
Adjacent to swimming area
- beachSandy waterside margin
- vacationLeisure time away
- relaxationState of being unwound
sunbathing · resort · floaties · bikini · trunks · lounge · recreation · waterslide · inflatable · lilo
tread
Surface that grips ground
drowning · cramp · current · riptide · exhaustion · buoyancy · safety · reach · throw · wade
scuba
Portable underwater breathing gear
underwater · submerge · descend · wetsuit · fins · reef · buoyancy · marine · divemaster · pressure
chlorine
Halogen disinfectant element
goggles · cap · speedo · kickboard · diving board · shallow · deep end · tiles · ladder · aquatics
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
current · tide · waves · wetsuit · buoy · triathlon · marathon · distance · crossing · channel
cool
Calm or fashionable
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- briskQuick and invigorating
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
plunge · crisp · exhilarating · dip · cooling off · summer · heatwave · relief · rejuvenating · bracing
- swimming poolBasin for aquatic recreation
- sink or swimSucceed alone or fail
- swim trunksMen's water shorts
- swimming lessonsTraining to move through water
- swimming trunksMen's bathing garment
- polar bear swimRecreational swim in freezing water
swimming, swims, swimmer, swimmingly, swimmers, outswim, outswimming, swimmable, outswims