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- Dictionaryswamp/swɒmp/
noun
- 1. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.
verb
- 1. overwhelm or flood with water: "a huge wave swamped the canoes" Similar
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SWAMP definition: 1. (an area of) very wet, soft land: 2. to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water…. Learn more.
a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water; especially : one dominated by woody vegetation; a tract of swamp… See the full definition
A swamp is a forested wetland. [ 1 ] . Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. [ 2 ] . Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater.
noun. 1. a piece of wet, spongy land that is permanently or periodically covered with water, characterized by growths of shrubs and trees; marsh; bog. adjective. 2. of or native to a swamp. verb transitive. 3. to plunge or sink in a swamp, deep water, etc.
to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water: High tides have swamped the coast.
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.
A swamp is an area that floods every year because the land is low. Watch out for alligators if you visit Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, the largest swamp in the United States. Anyone who has spent time in a busy restaurant kitchen has heard harried chefs cry, "I'm in the weeds!"
n. 1. a. An area of low-lying land that is frequently flooded, especially one dominated by woody plants. b. A lowland region saturated with water. 2. A situation or place fraught with difficulties and imponderables: a financial swamp. v. swamped, swamp·ing, swamps. v.tr. 1. To drench in or cover with or as if with water. 2.
Definition of swamp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to give someone more of something than they can deal with: [ often passive ] The company was swamped with calls about its new service. The market has been swamped by cheap imports. swampverb[T] (WATER) If an area is swamped, it becomes covered with water: Heavy rain has swamped many villages in the region.
