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   swamp

   /swɒmp/

   noun

   • 1. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.
   • ▪ an area of waterlogged ground: "the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp"

   verb

   • 1. overwhelm or flood with water: "a huge wave swamped the canoes" Similar floodinundatedelugewash outsoakdrenchsaturateimmerse
   • ▪ (of a boat) become overwhelmed with water and sink: "the life boat somehow did not swamp, but made it to shore"
   • ▪ overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate: "the country was swamped with goods from abroad" Similar overwhelminundateflooddelugeengulfsnow underburyoverloadoverburdenoverpowerweigh downbesiegebesetconsume

   Word Origin early 17th century: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge’ or ‘fungus’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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