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crawl vs swim

swim vs crawl

crawl and swim both are nouns.

crawl and swim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crawl Yes No Yes No
swim Yes No Yes No
As verbs, swim is a hypernym of crawl; that is, swim is a word with a broader meaning than crawl:
  • crawl: swim by doing the crawl
  • swim: travel through water
crawl (noun) swim (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body the act of swimming
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
a very slow movement
crawl (verb) swim (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground travel through water
swim by doing the crawl be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
show submission or fear move as if gliding through water
be full of be covered with or submerged in a liquid
feel as if crawling with insects be dizzy or giddy
Difference between crawl and swim

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