swim (EN)

verb, noun

verb “swim”

1. to move through water by moving your body
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   The children love to swim in the lake during summer.
2. to feel dizzy as if things are spinning around
   He felt his head swim after standing up too quickly.
3. (with "in") to be covered or flooded with a liquid
   The pasta was swimming in sauce.
4. (figurative, with "in") to be filled with or overwhelmed by something
   She was swimming in paperwork all week.

noun “swim”

1. an act of swimming
   Let's go for a swim before dinner.
2. (UK, figurative) involvement in current activities or events
   He likes to be in the swim of things at the office.