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swamp / swämp/ • n. an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh. ∎  used to emphasize the degree to which a piece of ground is waterlogged: the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.• v. [tr.] overwhelm or flood with water: a huge wave swamped the canoes. ∎ fig. overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate: feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her the country was swamped with goods from abroad. ∎  [intr.] (of a boat) become overwhelmed with water and sink.DERIVATIVES: swamp·y adj.

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