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    swamp
    /swɒmp/

    noun

    • 1. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWAMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water: High tides have swamped the coast.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › swampSwamp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SWAMP is a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water; especially : one dominated by woody vegetation. How to use swamp in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWAMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SWAMP meaning: 1. (an area of) very wet, soft land: 2. to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWAMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A swamp is a wet and spongy area of land with plants growing in it. Learn how to use the word swamp as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › swampSWAMP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › swampSwamp - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSWAMP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    A swamp is an area of very wet, soft land, or a verb meaning to give someone more of something than they can deal with. Learn more about the word swamp, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.