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swim like a fish

swim like a fish verb: to be a very strong swimmer.

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.

Forms of swim like a fish

third-person singular presentswims like a fish
present participleswimming like a fish
pastswam like a fish
past participleswum like a fish

Questions about swim like a fish

What does swim like a fish mean?
Swim like a fish means to be a very strong swimmer.
What part of speech is swim like a fish?
Swim like a fish is a verb.
What is the past tense of swim like a fish?
The past tense of swim like a fish is swam like a fish.

Words near swim like a fish in the dictionary

  1. swim diapers
  2. swim fin
  3. swim fins
  4. swim lane
  5. swim lanes
  6. swim like a fish
  7. swim meet
  8. swim meets
  9. swim nappies
  10. swim nappy
  11. swim platform

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