Definitions for swam

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IPA: /swæm/

Swam is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in swam (amsw).

Definitions for swam

noun

1. an act, instance, or period of swimming.
2. a motion as of swimming; a smooth, gliding movement.

verb

1. simple past tense of swim.

Idioms

1. in the swim, alert to or actively engaged in events; in the thick of things:

verb (used with object)

1. to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming:
2. to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming:
3. to cause to swim or float, as on a stream.
4. to furnish with sufficient water to swim or float.

verb (used without object)

1. to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
2. to float on the surface of water or some other liquid.
3. to move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water.
4. to move, glide, or go smoothly over a surface.
5. to be immersed or steeped in or overflowing or flooded with a liquid:
6. to be dizzy or giddy; seem to whirl:

Origin of swam

before 900; Middle English swimmen, Old English swimman; cognate with Dutch zwemmen, German schwimmen, Old Norse svimma

Examples for swam

No sooner was it apparent that she was free than the Dyaks sprang into the water and swam to her side.

No, Grandad, for when we thought we had it sure, it jumped into the water and swam away.

A sickening vision of that first night in Paris swam before her.

Some of them tried it, but the Indians swam after them, stabbing and pulling them under.

My friend, her boyfriend, and I woke up to find a wild, empty beach where we sunbathed, swam naked, and laughed all day.

Then he drew himself upon his plank and swam, doubling his speed.

But not even 20 seconds later, we saw a huge, 14-foot shark that swam about 40 feet from us.

They swam in the direction of the lights of Giglio, not knowing exactly what they were swimming toward.

If they swam just as strenuously on the tenth immersion as on the first, the risk of drowning would increase dramatically.

She attended a multicultural performing arts school and swam competitively.