swim
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(verb) get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" |
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Synonyms: get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount |
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Related Words: bulldog, defeat, overcome |
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(verb) travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore" |
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Related Words: break water, crawl, dive, fin, go, locomote, move, paddle, skinny dip, travel |
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(noun) the act of swimming |
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Synonyms: swimming |
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Related Words: aquatics, bathe, dip, dive, diving, plunge, skin diving, skin-dive, water sport |
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(verb) be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink |
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Synonyms: float |
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Related Words: buoy, go, locomote, move, travel |
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