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Swamp

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounAn area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes.
2.NounA place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
3.NounThe alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
4.VerbTo drench or fill with water.
"The boat was swamped in the storm."
5.VerbTo overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
"I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system."
6.VerbTo plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
7.VerbTo clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
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