Look up: swimming

1. swimming
   [n] - the act of swimming
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2. swimming
   felted fibre reclaimed from laundering water Category: Various industries and crafts
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3. Swimming
   Swim'ming adjective 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. Swimming bell (Zoology)
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4. Swimming
   Swim'ming noun The act of one who swims.
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5. Swimming
   Swim'ming adjective [ From Swim to be dizzy.] Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.
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6. Swimming
   Swim'ming noun Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. Dryden.
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7. swimming
   1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. ... 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. ... <zoology> Swimming bell, any one of numerous species of marine crabs, as those of the family Protunidae, which have some of the jo...
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8. swimming
   swim noun the act of swimming; `it was the swimming they enjoyed most`: `they took a short swim in the pool`
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9. Swimming
   • (n.) The act of one who swims. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swim • (a.) That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. • (n.) Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. • (a.) Being in a state of vertigo or dizzine...
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10. swimming
    in recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body. Swimming as ... [16 related articles]
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11. swimming
    in zoology, self-propulsion of an animal through water. See aquatic locomotion.[5 related articles]
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12. swimming
    
    • travel through water
    • be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
    
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13. swimming
    swimming, self-propulsion through water, often as a form of recreation or exercise or as a competitive sport. It is mentioned in many of the classics in connection with heroic acts or religious rites. The first book on methods of swimming was Nicolas Wynman's Dialogue Concerning the Art of Swimming ...
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14. Swimming
    Swimming is the art of supporting oneself and propelling oneself through the water.
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15. swimming
    Self-propulsion of the body through water. There are four strokes in competitive swimming: freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly. Distances of races vary between 50 and 1,500 metres. Olympic-size pools are 50 m/55 yd long and have eight lanes. History Swimming has been known since ancient times, in the training of Greek...
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16. Swimming
    (band) `Swimming` is an original musical outfit from the British midlands. They are singer and guitarist John Sampson, brother Peter Sampson (drums), Blake Pearson (bass), Andy Wright (keyboards) and Joff Spittlehouse (guitars). Swimming self released their debut album - The Fireflow Trade in...
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