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Definition of Swamp
1. Noun. Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.
Exact synonyms: Swampland
Specialized synonyms: Everglades, Okefenokee Swamp
Specialized synonyms: Slough
Generic synonyms: Wetland
Derivative terms: Swampy
Specialized synonyms: Everglades, Okefenokee Swamp
Specialized synonyms: Slough
Generic synonyms: Wetland
Derivative terms: Swampy
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"
Generic synonyms: Situation
4. Verb. Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid. "The images flooded his mind"
Exact synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundate
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Deluge, Flood, Flood, Flooding, Inundation, Inundation
Also: Flood In
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Deluge, Flood, Flood, Flooding, Inundation, Inundation
Also: Flood In
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