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swamp

/sw/A/mp/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

    noun.object

    Synonyms swampland

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

    noun.state

    Examples
    He was trapped in a medical swamp.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

    verb.weather

    Examples
    The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor.
    Synonyms drench

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

    verb.contact

    Synonyms deluge flood inundate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To plunge or sink into a swamp.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

swallowfishswallowtailswallowtailedswallowwortswamiswammerdamswamp ashswamp azaleaswamp bayswamp birchswamp blackberryswamp blueberry

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