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swim|mer /sw I mə ^r / (swimmers ) N‑COUNT A swimmer is a person who swims, especially for sport or pleasure, or a person who is swimming. □  You don't have to worry about me. I'm a good swimmer.

swim|ming /sw I m I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Swimming is the activity of swimming, especially as a sport or for pleasure. □  …swimming lessons.

swi m|ming bath (swimming baths )

1 N‑COUNT A swimming baths or swimming bath is a building that contains an indoor public swimming pool. The plural swimming baths can be used to refer to one or more than one of these places. [BRIT ] □  It had been two years since I had been to the swimming baths. in AM, use pool , swimming pool 2 N‑COUNT A swimming bath is a public swimming pool, especially an indoor one. [BRIT ] in AM, use pool , swimming pool

swi m|ming cap (swimming caps ) N‑COUNT A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming. [BRIT ] in AM, use bathing cap

swi m|ming cos|tume (swimming costumes ) N‑COUNT A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit . [BRIT ]

swim|ming|ly /sw I m I ŋli/ PHRASE If you say that something is going swimmingly , you mean that everything is happening in a satisfactory way, without any problems. [INFORMAL ] □  The work has been going swimmingly.

swi m|ming pool (swimming pools ) N‑COUNT A swimming pool is a large hole in the ground that has been made and filled with water so that people can swim in it.

swi m|ming trunks N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Swimming trunks are the shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming. [BRIT ] in AM, use trunks

swim|suit /sw I msuːt/ (swimsuits ) N‑COUNT A swimsuit is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.

swim|wear /sw I mweə ^r / N‑UNCOUNT Swimwear is the things people wear for swimming.

swin|dle /sw I nd ^ə l/ (swindles , swindling , swindled ) VERB If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. □ [V n + out of ] A City businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds. ● N‑COUNT Swindle is also a noun. □  He was jailed for running a £4.5 million international investment swindle.

swine /swa I n/ (swines ) The form swines is used as the plural for meaning 1 ; swine is used as both the singular and plural for meaning 2 . 1 N‑COUNT If you call someone a swine , you dislike them or think that they are a bad person, usually because they have behaved unpleasantly towards you. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

2 N‑COUNT A swine is a pig. [TECHNICAL , OLD-FASHIONED ] □  …imports of live swine from Canada.

swing ◆◇◇ /sw I ŋ/ (swings , swinging , swung )

1 VERB If something swings or if you swing it, it moves repeatedly backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point. □ [V adv/prep] The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side to the other. □ [V n] She was swinging a bag containing a new dress. □ [V -ing] Ian sat on the end of the table, one leg swinging. ● N‑COUNT Swing is also a noun. □  …a woman walking with a slight swing to her hips.

2 VERB If something swings in a particular direction or if you swing it in that direction, it moves in that direction with a smooth, curving movement. □ [V prep/adv] The torchlight swung across the little beach and out over the water, searching. □ [V prep/adv] The canoe found the current and swung around. □ [V n prep/adv] Roy swung his legs carefully off the couch and sat up. ● N‑COUNT Swing is also a noun. □  When he's not on the tennis court, you'll find him practising his golf swing.