swim

(noun) the act of swimming. Synonyms: swimming. Examples: "It was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool."

(verb) travel through water. Examples: "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore." "A big fish was swimming in the tank."

(verb) be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. Synonyms: float.

(verb) be dizzy or giddy. Examples: "My brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne."

(verb) be covered with or submerged in a liquid. Synonyms: drown. Examples: "The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy."

(verb) move as if gliding through water. Examples: "This snake swims through the soil where it lives."