swim
NOUNVERB
/swɪm/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
swim is a valid 4-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1W4I1M3
1 + 4 + 1 + 3 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does swim mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The act of swimming.
“it was the swimming they enjoyed most”
“they took a short swim in the pool”
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VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Be covered with or submerged in a liquid.
“the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy”
SYNONYMS
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2
Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.
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3
Be dizzy or giddy.
“my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne”
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4
Move as if gliding through water.
“this snake swims through the soil where it lives”
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5
Travel through water.
“We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore”
“a big fish was swimming in the tank”
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