The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAM
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More clues leading to the result SWAM
- Did reel cut end of Far from the Madding Crowd?
- Most of matchmaker’s meeting with male went smoothly
- Did butterfly perhaps bring about gaping mouths?
- Did the butterfly show on the outside in the morning?
- Went round dizzily, open mouths raised
- Son with stomach upset was dizzy
- Man hugging wife was dizzy
- Made progress by crawling, perhaps
- Waded through water to a corner in the morning
- Wise guy endlessly did laps in a pool
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The straight part
We know that "did laps in a pool" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case did laps in a pool = swam.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SWAM mean?
SWAM verb- To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
- To move around freely because of excess space.
- To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
- To cause to swim.
- To float.
- To be overflowed or drenched.
- To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
- To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
- To glide along with a waving motion.
- To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.