swim vs natation
natation vs swimswim and natation both are nouns.
swim is a verb but natation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| swim | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| natation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
natation is a hyponym of
swim; that is, natation is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
swim:
- swim: the act of swimming
- natation: the act of someone who floats on the water
Other hyponyms of swim include
bathe, skinny-dip, dip, plunge, dive, diving, floating, skin-dive, skin diving.
| swim (noun) | natation (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of swimming | the act of someone who floats on the water |
| swim (verb) | natation (verb) |
|---|---|
| travel through water | |
| be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| move as if gliding through water | |
| be covered with or submerged in a liquid | |
| be dizzy or giddy |
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