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swam like a fish

swam like a fish is the simple past of swim like a fish.

Meaning of swim like a fish

Verb

swim like a fish (third-person singular simple present swims like a fish, present participle swimming like a fish, simple past swam like a fish, past participle swum like a fish)

  1. (simile) To be a very strong swimmer.

Questions about swam like a fish

What is swam like a fish the simple past of?
Swam like a fish is the simple past of swim like a fish.

Words near swam like a fish in the dictionary

  1. swallowworts
  2. swally
  3. Swalwell
  4. swaly
  5. swam
  6. swam like a fish
  7. swam the Thames
  8. swam the Tiber
  9. swam upstream
  10. swam with sharks
  11. swamboite

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