See Also: swim(1)(dictionary)
swim-up fry(medicine)
swim(medicine)
swim(2)(dictionary)
swim 2, noun(dictionary)
swim 1, verb(dictionary)
Swim Cafe(tourism)
swim bladder(medicine)
Swim-Off - Water Polo(gambling)
Swim Platform - Sailing(gambling)

swim(1) (iou)



swim noun. M16.
[from the verb.]
The clear part of a liquid floating above a sediment; supernatant. M16-L17.
a. A swimming movement; esp. a smooth gliding of the body. L16.
Keats The moon..Above a cloud..with a gradual swim Coming into the blue.
b. A swimming or dizzy sensation. colloq. & dial. E19.
The swim-bladder of a fish. M17-M19.
An act or instance of swimming in water. M18.
D. Hogan Ward had taken a bus to the sea so he could have a swim.
b. A popular dance of the 1960s with movements resembling swimming. M20.
a. A deep pool in a river etc. frequented by fish. E19.
b. An extent of water of sufficient depth for swimming. L19.
Caves & Caving The canal then became a swim.
An enterprise; a scheme. slang. M19.
Either of the overhanging blunt ends of a barge; the overhanging portion of the stern of a shallow-water craft. M19.
Phrases: in the swim involved in or acquainted with current affairs or events. in the swim with in company with, in league with. out of the swim not involved in or acquainted with current affairs or events.
Attrib. & comb.: Designating garments worn while swimming, as swim-cap, swim-trunks, swimwear. Special combs., as swim-bladder a gas-filled sac in the body of a bony fish by which buoyancy is maintained and controlled; swimdress US = swimsuit below; swim-feeder in coarse fishing, a short perforated tube for the gradual release of maggots; swim-fin = FLIPPER noun 1b; swimgloat the enjoyment of brief social success without consequent corruption; swim-hole = SWIMMING hole; swim-pool = swimming pool s.v. SWIMMING; swimsuit a woman's or girl's garment worn for swimming; swimsuited adjective wearing a swimsuit.