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Definitions of swamp:

  • noun:   low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
  • noun:   a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
    Example: "He was trapped in a medical swamp"
  • verb:   drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
    Example: "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
  • verb:   fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #45222)


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