SWIM-A-THON

Meaning of SWIM-A-THON in English

extended swimming event which is done to raise money (donations are usually pledged to swimmers per lap)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

THON — I. ˈthän pronoun Etymology: alteration (influenced by this (I) and that ) (I) of yon, pron. chiefly Scotland : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWIM — I. ˈswim verb ( swam ˈswam, -aa(ə)m ; also chiefly dialect swimmed ˈswimd ; or swum ˈswəm ; swum also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWIM — (v. t.) To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select …
Английский словарь Webster
SWIM — (v. t.) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
Английский словарь Webster
SWIM — ( v. t. ) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWIM — — swimmable , adj. — swimmer , n. /swim/ , v. , swam, swum, swimming , n. v.i. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWIM — I. ˈswim verb ( swam ˈswam ; swum ˈswəm ; swim·ming ) Etymology: Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWIM — vi to be overflowed or drenched. 2. swim ·vi to be filled with swimming animals. 3. swim ·noun the sound, …
Webster English vocab
SWIM — [swim] vb swam ; swum ; swim.ming [ME swimmen, fr. OE swimman; akin to OHG swimman to swim] vi (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-THON — -thon BrE AmE θɒn AmE θɑːn ▷ — singathon ˈsɪŋ ə θɒn AmE -θɑːn —See note at -on.
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THON — thon BrE AmE ðɒn AmE \ ðɑːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWIM — / swɪm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swim·ming , swam / swæm; NAmE / swum / swʌm; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWIM — I. swim 1 S3 /swɪm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense swam /swæm/, past participle swum /swʌm/, present participle swimming …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWIM — v. & n. --v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWIM — v. & n. v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWIM — v. & n. --v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1. intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Oxford English vocab
SWIM — ( swims, swimming, swam, swum) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWIM — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a driving/swimming etc lesson ▪ Dad said he'd pay for driving lessons as my …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWIM — (SEEM TO MOVE) [verb] [I] swimming, [past simple] swam, [past participle] swum - (of an object) to seem to move …
Cambridge English vocab
SWIM — See: IN THE SWIM, SINK OR SWIM.
Slang English vocab
SWIM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ evening , morning , regular ▪ long , quick ▪ How about a quick ~ before …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SWIM — See: IN THE SWIM, SINK OR SWIM.
Словарь английских идиом
SWIM — Slow, graceful, undesired movements of display elements, groups, or images about their mean position on a display surface, such as …
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
SWIM — 1. сущ. 1) плавание, купание to have/take a swim ≈ поплавать 2) скольжение, плавное движение 3) (the swim) течение (событий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
-THON — образует существительные, обозначающие действия и процессы, требующие значительного напряжения и времени (вычленился из существительного marathon) - telethon многочасовое сидение у …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWIM — swim.ogg 1. swım n 1. 1> плавание to go for a swim - пойти поплавать to have /to take/ a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
-THON — suff образует существительные, обозначающие действия и процессы, требующие значительного напряжения и времени ( вычленился из существительного marathon): telethon - многочасовое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWIM — swim сущ.1) плавание, купание to have/take a swim — поплавать her swim across the river and back — ее плавание …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
-THON — suff образует существительные, обозначающие действия и процессы, требующие значительного напряжения и времени ( вычленился из существительного marathon): telethon - многочасовое …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SWIM — 1. [swım] n 1. 1) плавание to go for a ~ - пойти поплавать to have /to take/ a ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SWIM — 1. swım n 1. 1> плавание to go for a swim - пойти поплавать to have /to take/ a swim …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
-THON — suff образует существительные, обозначающие действия и процессы, требующие значительного напряжения и времени ( вычленился из существительного marathon): telethon - многочасовое …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SWIM — 1. сущ. 1) плавание, купание to have / take a swim — поплавать her swim across the river and back …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SWIM — 1. сущ. 1) плавание, купание to have / take a swim — поплавать her swim across the river and back — ее плавание …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SWIM — 1. _n. 1> плавание; to go for a swim - (пойти) поплавать; to have/take a swim - поплавать 2> (the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SWIM — 1. n. 1. плавание; to go for a swim - (пойти) поплавать; to have/take a swim - поплавать 2. (the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SWIM — 1. _n. 1> плавание; to go for a swim (пойти) поплавать; to have (или to take) a swim поплавать 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SWIM — 1. сущ. 1) плавание, купание to have/take a swim ≈ поплавать 2) скольжение, плавное движение 3) (the swim) течение (событий, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
-THON — образует существительные, обозначающие действия и процессы, требующие значительного напряжения и времени (вычленился из существительного marathon) - telethon многочасовое сидение у …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
A-THON — drawn-out fund-raising event in which participants do a particular activity and earn donations that are pledged per unit of activity …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THON BURI — section of Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand's capital and largest city. Located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, Thon …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAKSIN — or Phraya Taksin born April 17, 1734, Ayutthaya died April 6, 1782, Thon Buri Thai general and later king (1767–82) …
Английский словарь Британика
TON — I. obsolete variant of tun II. ˈtən noun ( plural tons also ton ) Etymology: Middle English tonne, toun tun, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNNY — ˈtənē, -ni noun also tunnyfish ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ( plural tunnies also tunny ) Etymology: earlier tonny, tony, modification (probably influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THONNIER — tōˈnyā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from thon tuna — more at tunny : a Breton sailing boat used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THONDER — ˈthändə(r) adverb or adjective Etymology: by alteration (influenced by thon ) chiefly Scotland : yonder
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELETHON — ˈteləˌthän noun ( -s ) Etymology: tel- (I) + -thon (as in marathon ) : a television program lasting several …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALKATHON — /waw"keuh thon'/ , n. 1. a long-distance walking race for testing endurance. 2. such a contest held to raise funds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ULTRAMARATHON — /ul'treuh mar"euh thon', -theuhn/ , n. any footrace of 50 or more miles. [ 1975-80; ULTRA- + MARATHON ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRILITHON — /truy lith"on, truy"leuh thon"/ , n. a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone. Also, trilith …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELETHON — /tel"euh thon'/ , n. a television broadcast lasting several hours, esp. one soliciting support for a charity. [ 1945-50; TELE- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RADIOTHON — /ray"dee oh thon'/ , n. an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYTHONIC — pythonic 1 /puy thon"ik, pi-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to pythons. 2. pythonlike. 3. gigantic or monstrous. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYTHON — python 1 /puy"thon, -theuhn/ , n. any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROTHONOTARY — — prothonotarial /proh thon'euh tair"ee euhl, proh'theuh noh tair"-/ , adj. /proh thon"euh ter'ee, proh'theuh noh"teuh ree/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ATHON — a suffix extracted from marathon , occurring as the final element in compounds which have the general sense "an event, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ULTRAMARATHON — [ul.tra.mar.a.thon] n (1977): a footrace longer than a marathon -- ul.tra.mar.a.thon.er n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TELETHON — [tele.thon] n [tele- + -thon] (1949): a long television program usu. to solicit funds esp. for a charity
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARATHONER — [mar.a.thon.er] n (1923): one (as a runner) who takes part in a marathon -- mar.a.thon.ing n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKSIN — also called Phraya Taksin, or Phya Tak born April 17, 1734, Ayutthaya [Thailand] died April 6, 1782, Thon Buri, Thailand …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANGKOK — Thai Krung Thep city, capital, and chief port of Thailand. As the only cosmopolitan city in a country of small …
Britannica English vocabulary
TELETHON — tel ‧ e ‧ thon /ˈteləθɒn, ˈtelɪθɒn $ -θɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: television + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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