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| swamp [ swomp ] |
noun (plural swamps) |
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wetland: an area of land, usually fairly large, that is always wet and is overgrown with various shrubs and trees
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verb (past and past participle swamped, present participle swamp·ing, 3rd person present singular swamps) |
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1. transitive verb overburden somebody: to overwhelm somebody by being too much or too many to cope with
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usually passive
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2. transitive verb inundate area: to submerge an area in water
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3. transitive and intransitive verb nautical sink boat: to cause a boat to fill with water and sink, or become full of water and sink
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| [Early 17th century. Origin ?] |
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  swamp·y adjective |
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