Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SWIM
SWIM, v.t.
- To pass or move on; as, to swim a stream. Deer are known to swim rivers and sounds. Sometimes he thought to swim the stormy main. – Dryden.
- To immerse in water that the lighter parts may swim; as, to swim wheat for seed. – Encyc.
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