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(v)
(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
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(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
(n)
Someone who has control over something or someone.
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
(intransitive) To swim under water.
Sports involving water.
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.
The act of taking a bath.
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
A bathtub.
(adj)
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
(chiefly New South Wales, Canberra) A swimsuit.
A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
Covered in sweat.
(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.
(anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
(intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
To swim using the dog paddle stroke.
(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
Obsolete spelling of swim. [(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.]
As a person or animal, to go into a body of water and start swimming.
(figuratively) To make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position.
A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
(poetic, ambitransitive) To swim up or upward.
To swim.
(transitive) To swim faster, farther or better than.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
(technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
(transitive, idiomatic) To summarise briefly.
To give place or step aside. [with for]
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
(intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
(informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
An instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf.
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
A state of ongoing change.
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
(countable) A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash.
The act of plunging or submerging.
Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.
(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
(intransitive, formal) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
A strong wind.
Synonym of go with the flow.
A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
A trip made by walking.
(nonstandard and non-native speakers' English) To float.
To lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
A cursory reading, skipping the details.
An instance of riding.
(colloquial, simile) To move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.
(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
(adv)
(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
A limestone rubble.
Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
(ambitransitive) To move from place to place.
The act, or an instance, of swinging.
Wavy in appearance or form.
(idiomatic) To operate among dangerous people.
(idiomatic) To dance.
(transitive) To present or make available to; offer, especially prospectively.
A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
(idiomatic, in hypothetical constructions) To perform godlike or superhuman feats.
A swirling body of water.