To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
2
To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce
3
To move around freely because of excess space.
4
To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
verb
1
To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.