swamp
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/swɒmp/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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
- 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.