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Swamp meaning

What does “swamp” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“swamp” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.

swamp

noun

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

    Synonymsswampland

  2. a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

    “he was trapped in a medical swamp”

verb

  1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

    “The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”

    Synonymsdrench

  2. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

    “the basement was inundated after the storm”

    “The images flooded his mind”

    Synonymsdelugefloodinundate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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