swelling
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a swell of pride i Hi 1$ J^1 — see
also ground-
swell 4 [sing.] (of music or noise a gradual
increase in
the volume of sth IE '$r 1#
cendo 5 (old-fashioned, informal) an important or fashionable
person £11 Ait; NMA%J
madj. (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal)
very good, enjoyable, etc. tE]:
We had a swell time.
swelling
<Hr /'swelir)/ noun
1
[U] the condition of being larger or rounder than
normal (= of
being swollen) JjtJffc i Use ice to
reduce
the swelling. 2 [C] a place on your
body that has
become larger or rounder than normal as the result of an illness or injury ##&•: The
fall
left her with a painful swelling above her eye.
swelter /'swelter)/
verb [V] to be very hot in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable #!* %
M : Passengers sweltered in temperatures of over 90°F. lEigii 90
► swel ter
ing adj. 003
stifling: sweltering heat swept pt,
pp of SWEEP
.swept-'back adj. [only before noun] 1 (of hair A A) pulled back from your face 2 (of an
aircraft wing
f/lH) pointing backwards /§$£($
1 swept-up adj. = upswept
swerve /sw3:v; NAmE
sw3:rv/ verb [V] (especially of a vehicle to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting
sb/sth ^ |a]; .Hi
: She
swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. M <£ .11
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— 4" 3$ i ff W A „ o The bus suddenly swerved into his path. o The
ball swerved into the net.
£7^77 ► swerve noun swift /swift/ adj., noun
m adj. (swift er, swift est) 1 ~ (to do sth) happening or done quickly and
immediately; doing sth quickly jfi BP J; iM&A
swift action iMl®^ o
a
swift decision jfi
BP #&{$]&/£[<> The White House was swift to deny the rumours.
S o al M & # # ## U7
Tf iAo 2 moving very quickly; able to move very quickly Sit'&ftl; WiMtf};
fMi&A a swift current^ MW} 7ki 0 a swift runner
£&j#~Vtfcl®A o note at fast ► swift-ly adv. -. She moved swiftly to the rescue. i$U
swiftness
noun [U, sing.]
■ noun a small bird with long narrow
wings, similar to a SWALLOW
swig /swig/ verb
(-gg-) [VN] (informal) to take a quick drink of
sth, especially alcohol ( If ) : They
sat
around swigging beer from bottles, faff]
M A A P fa
ni M o ► swig noun: She took a swig of wine.
MIT^Anfi^rMo swill /swil/ verb,
noun
mverb 1 [VN] ~ sth (out/down) (especially BrE) to clean
sth by pouring large amounts of water in, on or through it Wm; m
; #J ED2l RINSE: She swilled the glasses with clean
water, fa /f tK #J 7 If A „ 2
[VN] ~ sth (down) (informal) to drink sth quickly and/or
in large quantities /P|; MtX 3 [+adv./prep.] to move, or to
make a liquid move, in a particular direction or around a particular place (
fa ) MM, St: [VN] He
swilled
the juice around in his glass. faffiT SIFAMlAA ft 0 o [V] Water
swilled around in the bottom of the boat.
mnoun 1 (also pig-swill) [U] a mixture of waste food and water that
is given to pigs to eat ( infect#} ) ttA, M % , tt /X 2 [U] (informal)
drink or food that is unpleasant or of a poor quality A ft ^ W ft 44;
) 3 [C, usually sing.] (informal) a large amount
of a drink that you take into your mouth —A P XkPr: He had a quick swill of wine. faM.faMl'^ APMMo
swim
0-w /swim/ verb, noun
mverb (swim-ming, swam /swaem/, swum /swAm/) 1 (of a person A) to move through
water in a horizontal
position
using the arms and legs [V] 7 can’t
swim. 7c AA#ft0 0 The
boys swam across the lake. M A 40 0 fJ 7 ffl *4 o <> They
spent the day swimming and sunbathing. <>
[VN]
Can
you swim backstroke yet? & fa A
? 0 How
long
will it take her to swim the Channel? fa0jfa^
M 0 -fa Btf ? O note at bath 2 [V] go swim
ming
to spend time
swimming for pleasure 0fa (
) : I go
swimming twice a week. 7c M $3 $4 ft: W A „ 3
[V, usually + adv./prep.] (of a fish, etc. M ^p) to
move through
or across water 0; 0zfj: A shoal of fish swam past. —
S¥:Il$47MAo 0 Ducks
were swimming around on the river. 44 A & M ffi ± 0 A 0 A o 4 [V] (usually be swimming) ~ (in/with sth) to be covered with a lot of liquid Wt;
'#7 jfiti; %%: The main course was swimming in oil. W 0 o Her eyes
were
swimming with tears. 5 [V] (of
objects, etc.
$.%£) to seem to be moving around, especially when you are ill/sick or
drunk ,
fat) : The pages swam before her
eyes. 4? £ 4 fa B& HU M
0 6 [V] to feel
confused
and/or as if everything is spinning around
His
head swam and he swayed dizzily, ESI see sink
v.
mnoun [sing.] a period of time during
which you swim 0 $C: Let’s
go for a swim. 4£f] A EJSJ in the
swim
(of things) (informal)
involved in things that are happening in society or in a particular situation
swim-mer /'swmi0(r)/
noun a person who can swim; a person who is swimming ^0'$c #; a goodZ
strong
swimmer /)<. 'ft. £iF (ft A; ffi^ltWAo They watched the swimmers splashing through
the water, fa liltb a shallow pool for non-swimmers
swimming
strokes
crawl breaststroke
butterfly backstroke
swim-ming
o-w/-swimir)/ noun
[U] the sport or activity of swimming 0 $c; :
Swimming
is a good form of exercise. #'$c|yil£F£liJ Ig'M
A Ac
'swimming bath noun [usually pi.] (old-fashioned, BrE) a public swimming pool inside a
building ‘swimming cap (also swimming
hat) (both BrE) (also 'bathing cap NAmE, BrE) noun a soft rubber or plastic cap that
fits closely over your head to keep your hair dry while you are swimming
'swimming costume noun (BrE) (also swim-suit
BrE, NAmE) (also 'bathing suit NAmE or old-fashioned) a piece of clothing worn for
swimming, especially the type worn by women and girls ( X fn A — picture
2
DIVING
swim-ming-ly
/'swimirili/ adv. (informal)
without any problems or difficulties Jl® Mfa; J® i® Zj : We hope
everything will go swimmingly. ®
swimming
pool <H»(also
pool) not/n
3
an area of water that has been created for people to
swim in 0
/til: an indoor/outdoor swimming
pool IK 1*1 / O a heated swimming pool MrK0U-
fa o
an open-air swimming pool MX0 fa fa 2 the building that contains a public
swimming pool 0 fa
She
trained five times a week at her local swimming pool.