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swamp

noun verb

Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
P
Contains
WA
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

swɒmp

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

noun

  1. A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

    “He was trapped in a medical swamp”

verb

  1. Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

    “The basement was inundated after the storm”

verb

  1. Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

    “The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”

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Example Sentences

He was trapped in a medical swamp
The basement was inundated after the storm
The images flooded his mind
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor

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