Main Entry: ¹swamp

Pronunciation: \ˈswämp, ˈswȯmp\

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English sompe, from Middle Dutch somp morass; akin to Middle High German sumpf marsh, Greek somphos spongy

Date: 1624

1 : a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water; especially : one dominated by woody vegetation
2 : a tract of swamp
3 : a difficult or troublesome situation or subject

— swamp adjective