(n) one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming, Syn. pleopod

swimming

(n) the act of swimming; :, Syn. swim, Example:it was the swimming they enjoyed most; they took a short swim in the pool

swimming crab

(n) marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming

swimming event

(n) an athletic competition that involves swimming

swimming hole

(n) a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming

swimming kick

(n) a movement of the legs in swimming

swimming meet

(n) a swimming competition between two or more teams, Syn. swim meet

swimming pool

(n) pool that provides a facility for swimming, Syn. natatorium, swimming bath, Example:`swimming bath' is a British term

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Swimmer

n. 1. One who swims. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Far.) A protuberance on the leg of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A swimming bird; one of the natatores. [ 1913 Webster ]

Little swimmer (Zool.), a phalarope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimmeret

n. (Zool.) One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in swimming. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimming

a. [ From Swim to be dizzy. ] Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimming

n. Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimming

a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimming bell (Zool.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under Siphonophora. --
Swimming crab (Zool.), any one of numerous species of marine crabs, as those of the family Protunidae, which have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs flattened so as to serve as fins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimming

n. The act of one who swims. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimmingly

adv. In an easy, gliding manner, as if swimming; smoothly; successfully; prosperously. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swimmingness

n. Act or state of swimming; suffusion. “A swimmingness in the eye.” Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

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