"upswim" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upswims [present, singular, third-person], upswimming [participle, present], upswam [past], upswum [participle, past]
Etymology: up- + swim Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|swim}} up- + swim Head templates: {{en-verb|upswims|upswimming|upswam|upswum}} upswim (third-person singular simple present upswims, present participle upswimming, simple past upswam, past participle upswum)
  1. (poetic, transitive, intransitive) To swim up or upward. Tags: intransitive, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-upswim-en-verb-duiTxfUK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for upswim meaning in English (1.5kB)

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