swamp
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
swamps
plural
swamps
Britannica Dictionary definition of SWAMP
:
land that is always wet and often partly covered with water
[noncount]
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The area is mostly swamp. [=swampland]
[count]
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Alligators live in the lowland swamps.
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swamp
/ˈswɑːmp/
verb
swamps;
swamped;
swamping
2
swamp
/ˈswɑːmp/
verb
swamps;
swamped;
swamping
Britannica Dictionary definition of SWAMP
[+ object]
1
:
to cover (something) with water
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The sea level rose and swamped the coastal villages.
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The boat sank after it was swamped by waves.
2
:
to cause (someone or something) to have to deal with a very large amount of things or people at the same time
— usually used as (be) swamped
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The agency has been swamped by requests for assistance.
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I'm swamped with work right now. [=I'm extremely busy right now]
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Because of the new laws, we were swamped with paperwork.
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In the summer, the town is swamped with/by tourists.
