(swim) v. swam (Dial. swum), swum, swim·ming v.i.
1. To move through water by working the legs, arms, fins, etc.
2. To be supported on water or other liquid; float.
3. To move with a smooth or flowing motion, as if swimming in water.
4. To be immersed in or covered with liquid; be flooded; overflow.
—v.t.
5. To cross or traverse by swimming.
6. To cause to swim. See synonyms under FLOAT.
—noun
1. The action or pastime of swimming.
2. A gliding, swaying motion or movement.
3. The air bladder of a fish; the sound: also swim bladder, swimming bladder.
4. Colloq. The current of affairs, especially of fashionable life: in the swim. [OE swimman]
—swim′mer noun

(swim) v.i.
To be dizzy; reel; have a giddy sensation; seem to go round.
—noun A sudden dizziness; temporary unconsciousness; swoon. [OE swima dizziness]