Lexic.us

Definition of Swamp

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

2. Verb. Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

3. Noun. A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables. "He was trapped in a medical swamp"

4. Verb. Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid. "The images flooded his mind"

Definition of Swamp

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

2. v. t. To plunge or sink into a swamp.

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

Definition of Swamp

1. to inundate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: inundate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swamp

swallows swallowtail swallowtails swallowwort swallow dive swallow hole swallow shrike swallow up swallow wort swaly

swam swami swamies swamis Swammerdam swamp (current term) swamped swamper swampers swamphen

swampier swampiest swampiness swampinesses swamping swampish swampland swamplands swamps swampy

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