swim in WordNet English dictionary

1. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
   "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
   swim  drown 
   
2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
   float  swim 
   
3. travel through water
   "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
   swim 
   
4. move as if gliding through water
   "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
   swim 
   
5. be dizzy or giddy
   "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"
   swim 
   

1. the act of swimming
   "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
   swimming  swim