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swamp
[ swomp ]
noun
- a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
verb (used with object)
- to flood or drench with water or the like.
- Nautical. to sink or fill (a boat) with water.
- to plunge or cause to sink in or as if in a swamp.
- to overwhelm, especially to overwhelm with an excess of something:
He swamped us with work.
- to render helpless.
- to remove trees and underbrush from (a specific area), especially to make or cleave a trail (often followed by out ).
- to trim (felled trees) into logs, as at a logging camp or sawmill.
verb (used without object)
- to fill with water and sink, as a boat.
- to sink or be stuck in a swamp or something likened to a swamp.
- to be plunged into or overwhelmed with something, especially something that keeps one busy, worried, etc.
swamp
/ ɒ /
noun
- permanently waterlogged ground that is usually overgrown and sometimes partly forested Compare marsh
- ( as modifier )
swamp fever
verb
- to drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- nautical to cause (a boat) to sink or fill with water or (of a boat) to sink or fill with water
- to overburden or overwhelm or be overburdened or overwhelmed, as by excess work or great numbers
we have been swamped with applications
- to sink or stick or cause to sink or stick in or as if in a swamp
- tr to render helpless
swamp
/ ŏ /
- An area of low-lying wet or seasonally flooded land, often having trees and dense shrubs or thickets.
Derived Forms
- ˈɲ, adjective
- ˈɲ辱, adjective
- ˈɲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɲ· adjective
- ܲ··ɲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swamp1
Example Sentences
But this week's events have revealed that the RN is enthusiastically committed to the distinctly Trump-ian and populist strategy of blaming its misfortunes on a "swamp" of unelected officials.
Two more M88A2 Hercules, plus bulldozers were needed to drag the sunken vehicle out of the swamp on Monday, in a recovery mission that saw teams working "day and night", the statement said.
So spare me the talk about rebellion, draining the swamp, breaking the chains.
Before you go anywhere with a newborn, said Kraft, ask yourself: Is it peak flu season like the one that swamped California?
Finally, threat was a dominant theme, also related to firing workers, “And any federal bureaucrat who resists this change will be removed from office immediately. Because we are draining the swamp.”
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