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Definition of swamp
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
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Examples of swamp in a Sentence
Alligators live in the lowland swamps.
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
Recent Examples of swamp from the Web
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For 60 years, members of the Willow Aces deer camp have come to this same slice of Oneida County cedar swamp, riverbed marsh and wooded ridges.
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And fingers crossed he’ll be forced to take his shirt off to help with an injury or swim in the swamp to save a turtle or something.
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And once the public had processed the chutzpah of the swamp-draining president’s hiring no less than five alumni from Government Sachs, even liberals started wondering whether this wasn’t a terrible development.
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Butch didn't totally die in the finale, and didn't come into contact with any swamps, but perhaps this is the beginning of his origin story as Solomon Grundy.
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Integrity will play a key role for voters in a race already tainted by scandal in Montgomery and unfurling against the backdrop of calls to drain the swamp in Washington.
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Another four bur oaks that are 9, 20, 20 and 21 inches thick that are in side yards will also be allowed to come down, plus a 12-inch swamp white oak.
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The city lacks the wetlands and swamps that alligators prefer for breeding and raising their young.
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Rihanna: After emerging from the swamp, Ri is donning a headscarf, zebra print one-piece swimsuit and matching gloves, along with her red harem pants, while dancing around a post-apocalyptic desert with her male backup dancers.
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Origin and Etymology of swamp
perhaps alteration of Middle English sompe, from Middle Dutch somp morass; akin to Middle High German sumpf marsh, Greek somphos spongy
Other Ecology Terms
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Definition of swamp
Examples of swamp in a Sentence
The sea level rose and swamped the coastal villages.
The boat sank after it was swamped by waves.
Recent Examples of swamp from the Web
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At 8:55, two number 70 buses arrived at the same time and both were swamped with people carrying the black backpack — too many to count, both buses packed to the gills.
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Boaters talk of buying bigger craft just to stay afloat — going to a 28-footer from a 22-footer to avoid getting swamped by the 50-footer that replaced a 40-footer.
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But soon after Buffett took it over, the company was swamped by a tide of cheap imports, forcing it to shutter its U.S. plants.
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The lesson seems lost on Mayor Kevin Faulconer, whose efforts to carry water for SoccerCity developers and the downtown hotel industry may swamp his political future, with no old sorcerer returning to save the day.
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An informational meeting about water pollution in Washington County was swamped with questions for state officials Tuesday evening.
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That combination swamped a shrunken core of CPS workers with impossible caseloads.
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Rising sea levels could swamp low-lying cities and farmland.
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For the second time in a month, Hawaii’s coastlines have been swamped by epic tides.
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First Known Use of swamp
1784
SWAMP Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of swamp for English Language Learners
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: land that is always wet and often partly covered with water
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Definition of swamp for English Language Learners
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: to cover (something) with water
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: to cause (someone or something) to have to deal with a very large amount of things or people at the same time
SWAMP Defined for Kids
Definition of swamp for Students
: wet spongy land often partly covered with water
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