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English to English noun
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low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog |  | source: wordnet30
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a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables | | Example: he was trapped in a medical swamp
source: wordnet30
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Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore. | | source: webster1913
verb
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drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged | | Example: The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
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fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | | Example: the basement was inundated after the storm
The images flooded his mind
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To plunge or sink into a swamp. | | source: webster1913
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To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties. | | source: webster1913
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