Defenition of the word swamp

• Defenition of the word swamp

  • A permanently waterlogged area in which there is often associated tree growth, e.g. mangroves in hot climates.
  • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
  • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
  • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"
  • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
  • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
  • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
  • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

Synonyms for the word swamp

• • deluge
  • drench
  • flood
  • inundate

Similar words in the swamp

• • flood in

Hyponyms for the word swamp

• • Everglades
  • Okefenokee Swamp
  • slough

Hypernyms for the word swamp

• • fill
  • fill up
  • flood
  • make full
  • situation
  • state of affairs
  • wetland

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