The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAM which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2007.
Kept one's head above water crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWAM | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kept one's head above water
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tread
- treading
- treading water
- overhead
- duck
- sail
- aerial
- heads
- stanch
- dive
- float
- souse
Crossword Answer definitions
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.
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