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Swamp

noun
/swɒmp/
Word Frequency: 3.5

Definitions

1.nounA piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.
2.nounA type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.
3.nounA place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
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.

Synonyms

flooddelugeinundatedrenchwetlandfenbayoubogpondmuskegmarshcesspool

Rhymes With

rompstomppompcompclompchomptrompwhomp
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