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swamp

/swɒmp/

noun

Meaning

  • A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.

  • A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.

  • A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.

verb

Meaning

  • To drench or fill with water.

    "The boat was swamped in the storm."

  • To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.

    "I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system."

  • To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.